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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 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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Table showing Number of Cases of Infectious Diseases Notified during each year from 1923 to 1932.
| Disease | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smallpox | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... |
| Scarlet Fever | 94 | 150 | 170 | 165 | 169 | 126 | 131 | 127 | 75 | 126 |
| Diphtheria (including Membranous Croup) | 88 | 42 | 33 | 26 | 52 | 170 | 150 | 140 | 74 | 64 |
| Enteric Fever | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | ... | 1 | ... |
| Paatyphoid Fever | ... | 6 | ... | ... | 7 | 6 | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 7 |
| Acute Primary Pneumonia | ... | 10 | 16 | 39 | 42 | 32 | 39 | 23 | 21 | 28 |
| Acute Influenzal Pneumonia | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 33 |
| Cerebro spinal Fever | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | ... | 2 | ... | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Acute Polio-eneephalitis | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | ... | 10 | 5 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Mlaria | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Dysentery | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Erysipelas | 10 | 13 | 20 | 17 | 24 | 19 | 33 | 29 | 29 | 18 |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 55 | 64 | 63 | 48 | 56 | 65 | 56 | 56 | 67 | 81 |
| Non-pulmonary Tuberculosis | 10 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 8 |
| Totals | 266 | 330 | 324 | 320 | 401 | 455 | 457 | 404 | 301 | 381 |
TUBERCULOSIS.
Eighty-nine cases of tuberculosis were notified. This
figure shows an increase of nine over the number for the
previous year.
The deaths from tuberculosis were five less than in 1931,
the total figure being forty-eight.
Of the forty-one deaths from pulmonary tuberculosis,
twenty-four died outside the district (thirteen males and
eleven females), that is, the deaths were transferred to Wimbledon
by the Registrar-General.
There were seven non-pulmonary deaths. Of these, five
males and one female died outside the district. The causes
of death in these cases were as follows:—
Tuberculous meningitis 2
Miliary tuberculosis 2
Tuberculous disease of the spine 1
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