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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 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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Notifiable Diseases during 1923.
Table A shows the total cases notified of all notifiable
diseases.
The following table shows the number of infectious cases notified, and the deaths from each disease in the district during the last 5 years.
| DISEASES. | 1923 | 1922 | 1921 | 1920 | 1919 | 1918 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases Notified. | deaths | Cases Notified. | Deaths, | Cases Notified. | Deaths. | Cases Notified. | Deaths. | Cases Notified | Deaths. | Cases Notified. | Deaths. | |
| Small Pox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Diphtheria | 88 | 5 | 159 | 7 | 181 | 14 | 123 | 12 | 86 | 8 | 111 | 7 |
| Erysipelas | 10 | — | 11 | 1 | 10 | — | 30 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 13 | 1 |
| Scarlet Fever | 94 | — | 227 | 1 | 265 | 1 | 230 | 2 | 119 | 1 | 73 | — |
| Enteric Fever | 2 | — | 4 | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | — | 14 | — | 12 | 1 |
| Polio Encephalitis | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Totals | 196 | 5 | 404 | 10 | 461 | 17 | 389 | 16 | 244 | 13 | 213 | 10 |
It will be noted that the number of deaths is small compared
with the number of cases notified, indicating the mildness of
the diseases.
The following table shows the number of cases of ophthalmia neonatorum notified, and the result of the early treatment.
| CASES. | Vision. Unimpaired. | Vision Impaired. | Total Blindness. | Deaths. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notified. | Treated. | |||||
| At Home. | In Hospital. | |||||
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — |