Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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The non-notifiable diseases have been very prevalent, and a
return of eases intimated from schools is given in the Report of
the School Medical Officer. The home supervision and control
of sucb cases is carried out by the Health-Visitor-School
Nurses.
DISEASES. | 1925 | 1924 | 1923 | 1922 | 1921 | 1920 | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cases Notified. | Deaths. | Cases Notified. | Deaths. | Cases Notified. | Deaths. | Cases Notified. | Deaths. | Cases Notified. | Deaths. | Cases Notified. | Deaths. | |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Diphtheria | 33 | 1 | 42 | 1 | 88 | 5 | 159 | 7 | 181 | 14 | 123 | 12 |
Erysipelas | 20 | - | 13 | - | 10 | - | 11 | 10 | - | 30 | 2 | |
Scarlet Fever | 170 | 2 | 150 | 2 | 94 | - | 227 | 1 | 265 | 230 | 2 | |
•Enteric Fever | 8 | - | 3 | - | 2 | - | 4 | - | 4 | 1 | 3 | - |
para-Typhoid | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Polio Encephalitis | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Puerperal Fever | 3 | - | 3 | - | 1 | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | |
Encephalitis Lethargica | 5 | 3 | 10 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Anterio Poliomyelitis | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Totals | 231 | 6 | 233 | 6 | 196 | 5 | 404 | 10 | 461 | 17 | 389 | 16 |
YEAR. | Zymotic Death-rate. | Death-Rate From | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Small Pox. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | " Fever." | Whooping Cough. | Measles. | Diarrhoea. | Phthisis and other Tuberc'ios Diseases. | ||
1916 | .59 | - | .03 | .16 | .03 | .1 | .07 | .82 | |
1917 | 1.25 | — | — | .2 | .05 | .01 | .65 | .29 | 1.36 |
1918 | .68 | - | — | .13 | .23 | .09 | .19 | 1.27 | |
1919 | .26 | - | .01 | .13 | — | — | .03 | .08 | .8 |
1920 | .46 | — | .03 | .19 | — | .03 | .09 | .72 | |
1921 | .63 | — | .22 | .06 | — | .3 | .79 | ||
1922 | 1.06 | — | .00 | .1 | — | .08 | .00 | .05 | .76 |
1923 | 1.00 | — | .05 | .08 | — | .06 | .06 | .08 | .63 |
1924 | — | .06 | .05 | .15 | .05 | .75 | |||
1925 | 1.01 | - | .03 | .01 | .1 | - | .08 | .77 |
The figures given in these Tables are those obtained after
correction by exclusion of " Non-Residents " and the inclusion
of " Residents'" beyond the district.
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