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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
Mitcham 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Mitcham]
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Cases of Infectious Disease Notified During the Year 1938.
| Disease | Number of Cases Notified | Total Cases Notified in bach Ward | Total Cases Removed to Hospital | Deaths | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At all Ages | At Ages—Years | ||||||||||||||||||
| Under 1 year | 1 and under 2 years | 2 and under 3 years | 3 and under 4 years | 4 and under 5 years | 1 5 and under 10 years | 10 and under 15 years | 15 and under 20 years | 1 20 and under 1 35 years | 35 and under 45 years | 45 and under 65 years | 65 and over | North | East | South | West | ||||
| Small Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Scarlet Fever | 150 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 67 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 4 | ... | ... | 17 | 55 | 37 | 38 | 130 | ... |
| Diphtheria | 64 | 3 | 4 | ... | 5 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 2 | ... | ... | 15 | 17 | 11 | 21 | 64 | 1 | |
| Typhoid Fever | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Erysipelas | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ... |
| Pneumonia | 43 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 14 | ... | 33* |
| Puerperal Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 4 | ... |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | ... |
| Poliomyelitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 |
| Dysentery | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Totals | 275 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 23 | 15 | 98 | 27 | 12 | 35 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 42 | 93 | 58 | 79 | 210 | 36 |
| *Includes all forms, some of which are not notifiable. | |||||||||||||||||||