London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Wimbledon 1925

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]

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Cottenham Park, Mixed 8
Effra Road Girls, and Infants' Schools 10
Dunisford Road Mixed and Infants' Schools 1
Queen's Road Girls' and Infants' Schools 19
Queen's Road Boys' School 4
Pelham Road Boys' School 2
Pelham Road Girls' and Infants' Schools 18
Dundonald Road Boys' School 1
Dundonald Road Girls' and Infants' Schools 2
Russell Road Mixed School 1
Russell Road Infants' School 1
Haydons Road Girls' School 4
Haydons Road Infants' School 4
Haydons Road Boys' School 4
Private Schools 20
Schools outside the district 14
Total 113
Diphtheria:— The total number of cases notified during
the year, was 33 from 33 houses. The attack-rate was .56 per
thousand of the population.
There was 1 death, corresponding to a death-rate of .01
per thousand of the population.
26 or 78 per cent. of the patients were treated in the Isolation
Hospital.
33 per cent. of the cases notified were children of school
age, five to fifteen years, and of these, 11 attended the following
schools:—
Dundonald Boys' School 1
Queen's Road Girls' and Infants' Schools 1
Queen's Road Boys' School 1
Haydons Road Girls' and Infants' Schools 3
Effra Road Girls' and Infants' Schools 2
Pelham Road Girls' School 1
Private Schools 2
Total 11
Tuberculosis.
The following table shows the number of new cases notified
during the year, and the number of deaths from tuberculous
diseases.
35