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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 1928

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]

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There were six deaths.
157 or 92 percent, of the patients were treated in the
Isolation Hospital.

Table: 66 per cent, of the cases notified were children of school age, five to fifteen years, and of these, 99 attended the following schools:—

66 per cent, of the cases notified were children of school age, five to fifteen years, and of these, 99 attended the following schools:—

Dundonald Boys'3
Dundonald Girls' and Infants'10
Cottenham Park Mixed and Infants'1
Haydons Road Boys'12
Old Central School4
Queen's Road Girls' and Infants' Schools3
Haydons Road Girls' and Infants' Schools27
Pelham Road Infants' School11
Effra Girls' and Infants'15
Queen's Road Boys'o O
Pelham Central2
Private Schools4
Schools outside the district4
Total99

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Tuberculosis:— The administrative control of Tuberculosis
is placed under the County Medical Officers, but District
Medical Officers are also required to keep special registers
under the Tuberculosis Regulations.

Table: The following table shows the number of new cases notified during the year, and the number of deaths from tuberculous diseases.

The following table shows the number of new cases notified during the year, and the number of deaths from tuberculous diseases.

NEW CASES.DEATHS.
Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.
Males.Females.Males.Females.Males.Females.MalesFemales.
Under 1 year--------
1- 5 ,,--21--2-
5 - 10 ,,1152--23
10-15 ,,------.--
15-20 ,,281-21--
20 - 25 ,,410-222--
25 - 35 ,,89--34--
35-45 ,,61--13--
45-55 ,,6---82--
55-65 ,,71--33-1
65 upwards-1-1-1-2
Totals343186191646