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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 1900
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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TABLE 3.
Cases of Infectious Diseases notified during 1900.
| Notifiable Diseases. | Cases Notified in whole District. Population at Census 1891—25,761. Estimated to middle of 1900—44,000. | Cases Notified in each Locality. | No. of Cases Removed to Hospital from each Locality. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atkinson Morley's Hospital. No. of Patients, 1157. | Cottage Hospital, N. Wimbledon. No. of Patients, 136. | * Cottage Hospital, S. Wimbledon. No. of Patients, 97. | Whole District. | Atkinson Morley's Hospital. | Cottage Hospital, North Wimbledon. | Cottage Hospital, South Wimbledon. | ||||||||
| At all Ages. | Under | 1 to 5 | 5 to 15 | 15 to 25 | 25 to 65 | 65 and upwds | ||||||||
| Small Pox | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diphtheria | 64 | 3 | 15 | 38 | 1 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... |
| Erysipelas | 49 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 30 | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Scarlet Fever | 112 | ... | 23 | 65 | 15 | 9 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 61 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Enteric Fever | 20 | ... | ... | 4 | 6 | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | 1069 | 51 | 425 | 540 | 39 | 14 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Totals | 1315 | 57 | 466 | 654 | 63 | 70 | 5 | 6 | ... | 2 | 64 | 1 | ... | ... |
The Infectious Diseases Notification Act has been compulsory in this District since 1889.
The New Isolation Hospital is situated in Gap Road and provides accommodation for Scarlet Fever, Enteric Fever and Diphtheria Patients.
* Opened July 1st, 1900.
L.G.B. 111