London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Sutton and Cheam 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton and Cheam]
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WARDS.
| Disease. | N. | N.W. | N.E. | W.C. | E.C. | E. | S.W. | S.E. | S. | Total | Case Rate per 1000 Populatn (Mid-Year) | Case Rate per 1000 England and Wales. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 10082 | 8648 | 9998 | 12740 | 7409 | 6594 | 5198 | 5786 | 7775 | 74530 | ||
| Scarlet Fever | 24 | 12 | 31 | 25 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 151 | 2.02 | 2.33 |
| Diphtheria | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 2 | 25 | 0.34 | 1.49 |
| Typhoid Fever | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0.04 | |
| ,, Para B | 1 | 1 | 0.05 | |||||||||
| ,, c | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | ||
| Pneumonia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 0.17 | 1.36 |
| Erysipelas | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 16 | 0.20 | 0.37 |
| Puerperal Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 0.15 | |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 3 | _ | 1 | _ | _ | 6 | 10 | — | ||||
| Dysentery | 5 | — | 5 | 7 | 14 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 36 | 0.48 | — |
| Poliomyelitis | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 0.08 | — |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - |
| Therapeutic Malaria | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Total | 39 | 20 | 48 | 41 | 45 | 17 | 5 | 17 | 30 | 262 |