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Wimbledon 1920

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]

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Table: Table C.

Table C.

YearZymotic Death-rate.Death-Rate From
Small Pox.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria" Fever."Whooping Cough.Measles.Diarrhoea.Phthisis and other Tuberc'los Diseases.
19111.9-.01.1.01.1.77.79.81
1912.58—.01.05.03.17—.29.95
19131.2—.01.106.05.36.681.08
1914.75—.03.1-.1.06.43.78
1915.83-.01.14.03.08.1.39.02
1916.59—.03.16.03.1.07.18.82
19171.25——.2.05.01.65.291.36
1918.68——.13.01.23.09.191.27
1919.26—.01.13—-.03.08.8
1920.46—.0319—.03.09.11.72

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The figures given in these Tables are those obtained after
correction by exclusion of " Non-Residents " and the inclusion
of "Residents" beyond the district.
Small-pox.—No cases were notified during the year.
Scarlet Fever.—The total number of cases notified during
the year was 230 from 184 houses, as against 119 and 73 for
1919 and 1918 respectively. The attack-rate was 3'6 per
thousand of the population.
In one house there were 5 cases, in three houses 4, in
nine houses 3, in fourteen houses 2, and in the remainder 1
each.
There were two deaths, corresponding to a death-rate of
.03 per thousand of the population.
The disease occurred in the following numbers at the
various ages:—
Under one 2
One to five 30
Five to fifteen 147
Fifteen to twenty-five 30
Twenty-five to forty-five 17
Forty-five to sixty-five 4

Table: The following was the Ward incidence:—

The following was the Ward incidence:—

Wimbledon Park11Removed to Hospita9Attack Rate21
St. Mary's13„ „6
St. John's9„ „71.6
Cottenham Park9„ „61.2
Dundonald27„ „273.3
Trinity74„ „705.6
South Park38„ „305.1
Haydon Park49„ „49ft u
230„ „2043.6
Percentage of cases :North Wimbledon 18.3%. 1South Wimbledon81.7%