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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 1904
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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Wimbledon Urban District. TABLE 3.
Cases of Infectious Disease notified during the year 1904.
| Notifiable Disease. | Cases Notified in whole District. | Total cases Notified in each Locality. | No. of Cases removed to Hospital from each Locality. | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At all Ages. | At Ages—Years. | St. Mary's Ward. | St. John's Ward. | Cottenham Park Ward. | Dundonald Ward. | Holy Trinity Ward. | South Park Ward. | St. Mary's Ward. | St. John's Ward. | Cottenham Park Ward. | Dundonald Ward. | Holy Trinity. Ward. | South Park Ward. | ||||||
| Un-der 1. | 1 to 5. | 5 to 15. | 15 to 25. | 25 to 05 | 65 and upwards | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 (H.) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 (H.) | ||||||||
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diphtheria | 36 | ... | 14 | 13 | 4 | 5 | ... | ... | 3 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 13 | ... | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 9 |
| Membranous croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Erysipelas | 42 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Scarlet fever | 106 | ... | 17 | 75 | 9 | 5 | ... | 9 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 58 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 48 |
| Typhus fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric fever | 15 | ... | 9 | ... | 3 | 4 | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 7 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 5 |
| Relapsing fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Continued fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Puerperal fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Plague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Totals | 199 | 1 | 35 | 99 | 22 | 39 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 20 | 12 | 47 | 89 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 30 | 62 |
The Isolation Hospital for Scarlet Fever, Enteric Fever, and Diphtheria Patients is situated in Gap Road, Wimbledon, and the
Hospital for Small Pox (Croydon and Wimbledon Joint Board) at Cheam.