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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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Table: Disinfection.—The following Table shows the number of rooms and articles disinfected:—

Disinfection.—The following Table shows the number of rooms and articles disinfected:—

Disease..Bedding Disinfected.Clothing.No Of Rooms DisinfectedTotals.
Mattresses.Palliasses and Counterpanes.Beds.Pillows and Bolsters.Blankets and SheetsDressesSuits.Other Articles.
Scarlet Fever64820344752144815215945301488084
Diphtheria18418131292629322311321082612
Typhoid Fever333515——7238
Erysipelas5421217——28472
Tuberculosis51'26121191584531748740
Cancer3828101076351218925477
Pneumonia and Influenza10513320—-22293
Encephalitis Lethargica1225-1213
Vermin431911—1271066
Sundries60211220315591338722882
Totals100447611615342521202213664037113077

Table: Wimbledon Isolation Hospital.The following table gives the number of patients treated in the hospital for each disease during 1923.

Wimbledon Isolation Hospital.

The following table gives the number of patients treated in the hospital for each disease during 1923.

Carried over from 1922Over 5 years.Under 5 years.Total.Deaths.Remarks.
Over 5 years.Under 5 yearsTotal.
Scarlet Fever37946---Daily average number of cases, 30.
Diphtheria15116—-—
Cases Admitted in 1923.
From Wimbledon.
Scarlet Fever521870———Average number of days in hospital, 51.33.
Diphtheria6011712-2
Enteric Fever2—2—-—
Scarlet Fever-Staff1—1—-—
Diphtheria—Staff1—1—-—
From Kingston.
Scarlet Fever431255112Kingston cases, 67.
Diphtheria8412---
Total Treated in 192321955274314