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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
Wimbledon 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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Table B.
| DISEASES. | 1908 | 1907 | 1906 | 1905 | 1904 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases Notified. | Deaths. | Cases Notified. | Deaths. | Cases Notified. | Deaths. | Cases Notified. | Deaths. | Cases Notified. | Deaths. | |
| Small Pox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Diphtheria | 94 | 9 | 83 | 6 | 55 | 9 | 39 | 2 | 36 | 6 |
| Erysipelas | 35 | 1 | 54 | 0 | 32 | 5 | 50 | 1 | 42 | 1 |
| Scarlet Fever | 131 | 3 | 281 | 5 | 229 | 5 | 110 | 3 | 106 | 0 |
| Enteric Fever | 5 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 39 | 5 | 15 | 4 |
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 266 | 15 | 436 | 14 | 328 | 24 | 240 | 12 | 199 | 11 |
Table C.
| Year. | Zymotic Death-rate. | Death-Rate From | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small Pox. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria | "Fever." | Whooping Cough. | Measles. | Diarrhœa. | Phthsis and other Tuberc'los Diseases. | ||
| 1899 | 1.83 | - | .05 | .31 | .15 | .39 | .02 | .55 | 1.05 |
| 1900 | 1.77 | — | - | .25 | .12 | .12 | .43 | .48 | .6 |
| 1901 | 1.5 | — | .02 | .14 | - | .31 | .24 | .57 | 1.04 |
| 1902 | 1.02 | — | — | .16 | .06 | .39 | .25 | .13 | .7 |
| 1903 | .73 | — | .02 | .08 | .04 | .19 | .08 | .28 | 1.08 |
| 1904 | 1.9 | — | — | .12 | .08 | .29 | .48 | .9 | .83 |
| 1905 | .78 | — | .06 | .04 | .12 | .20 | .02 | .31 | .82 |
| 1906 | 2.7 | — | .1 | .18 | .1 | .08 | .38 | 1.8 | 1.1 |
| 1907 | 1.3 | — | .09 | .11 | .05 | .58 | .19 | .32 | 1.1 |
| 1908 | .55 | — | .05 | .16 | .01 | .07 | .09 | .14 | .9 |
Scarlet Fever.—As is only to be expected after the
prevalence of Scarlet Fever during the two preceding years,
1906 and 1907, a marked decrease has occurred this year.
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