Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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Year. | Total Cases. | Cases treated in Hospital. | Deaths in Hospital. | Percentage of Deaths in Hospital. | Cases treated at Home. | Deaths at Home. | Percentage of Deaths at Home. | Attack Rate. | Case Mortality Rate. | |
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1890 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 66.6% | 7 | 3 | 42.8% | .4 | 50% | Durnsford Lodge used for all Infectious Diseases except during 1893 when, owing to the prevalence of Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria patients could not be admitted. It was closed on Oct. 10th, 1895, because of its insanitary condition. |
1891 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 50% | 14 | 6 | 42.8% | .5 | 43.7% | |
1892 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 50% | 16 | 8 | 50% | .6 | 50% | |
1893 | 39 | Nil. | Nil. | - | 39 | 4 | 10.2% | 1.3 | 10.2% | |
1894 | 44 | 24 | 6 | 25% | 20 | 4 | 20% | 1.4 | 22.7% | |
1895 | 39 | 27 | 8 | 29.6% | 12 | 10 | 83.3% | 1.1 | 46.1% | |
1896 | 30 | Nil. | Nil. | — | 30 | 3 | 10% | .9 | 10% | Bacteriological examination and the use of Anti -Toxin first adopted in Wimbledon. Iron Hospital, Durnsford Road, in use except for Diphtheria. |
1897 | 43 | Nil. | Nil. | — | 43 | 7 | 16.2% | 1.1 | 16.2% | |
1898 | 60 | Nil. | Nil. | 60 | 7 | 11.6% | 1.5 | 11% | ||
1899 | 64 | Nil. | Nil. | — | 64 | 12 | 18.7% | 1.5 | 18.7% | |
1900 | 64 | 2 | Nil. | Nil. | 62 | 10 | 16.1% | 1.4 | 15.6% | |
1901 | 60 | 38 | 3 | 7.9% | 22 | 3 | 13.6% | 1.4 | 10% | Present Hospital, Gap Road, opened December, 1900. |
1902 | 80 | 29 | 6 | 20.7% | 51 | 1 | 1.9% | 1.8 | 8.7% | |
1903 | 58 | 35 | 1 | 2.8% | 23 | i) | 13% | 1.2 | 6.9% | |
1904 | 36 | 27 | 5 | 18.5% | 9 | 1 | 11.1% | .7 | 16.6% | |
1905 | 39 | 25 | 2 | 8% | 14 | Nil. | Nil. | .8 | 5.1% | |
1906 | 55 | 28 | 3 | 10.7% | 27 | 6 | 22.2% | 1.1 | 16.3% | |
1907 | 83 | 59 | 6 | 10.1% | 24 | Nil. | Nil. | 1.6 | 7.2% | |
1908 | 94 | 66 | 7 | 10.6% | 28 | 2 | 7.1% | 1.7 | 9.5% | |
1909 | 90 | 67 | 3 | 4.4% | 23 | 4 | 17.3% | 1.5 | 7.7% | |
1910 | 65 | 46 | 1 | 2.1% | 19 | 1 | 5.2% | 1.1 | 3.07% | |
1911 | 99 | 62 | 4 | 6.4% | 37 | 2 | 5.4% | 1.7 | 6.06% | |
1912 | 67 | 57 | 3 | 5.2% | 10 | Nil. | Nil. | 1.1 | 4.4% | |
1913 | 129 | 106 | 5 | 4.7% | 23 | 1 | 4.3% | 2.2 | 4.6% | |
1914 | 85 | 67 | 6 | 8.9% | 18 | 1 | 5.5% | 1.4 | 8.2% | |
1915 | 118 | 102 | 9 | 7.6% | 16 | Nil. | Nil. | 2.09 | 7.6% | |
1916 | 129 | 109 | 10 | 9.1% | 20 | 1 | 5% | 2.3 | 7.7% | |
1917 | 82 | 72 | 11 | 15.2% | 10 | 1 | 10% | 1.5 | 14.6% | |
1918 | 111 | 90 | 7 | 7.7% | 21 | Nil. | Nil. | 2.1 | 6.3% | |
1919 | 86 | 77 | 7 | 9-09% | 9 | 1 | 111% | 1.3 | 9.3% |
1890—1895 Average Attack Rate .8 Average case Mortality Rate 37.1%
1896-1900 „ „ „ 1.2 „ „ „ " „ 14.3%
1901-1910 „ „ „ 1.2 „ „ „ „ 9.1%
1911-1919 „ „ „ 1.7 „ „ „ „ 7.5%
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