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 Sutton and Cheam]
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School notifications formed the basis of consultation
with the School Medical Officer.
Pneumonia.— Thirty-five deaths occurred from all
forms Of Pneumonia. The total number of cases
notified in the district was thirty-three.
Notifiable Diseases (other than Tuberculosis) during 1940.
Disease. | Under 1 Year. | 1 Year. | 2 Years. | 3 Year. | 4 Years. | 5 Years. | 10 Years. | 15 Year . | 10 Years. | 35 Years. | 45 Years. | 65 Years. | Totals. | Removed to Hospital | Died. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scarlet Fever | - | 2 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 61 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | - | 112 | 90 | - |
Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 10 | 10 | 2 |
Typhoid Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Para-typhoid | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Puerperal Pyrexia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | — | — | 8 | 3 | — |
Pneumonia | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 33 | 1 | 1 |
Erysipelas | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | — | |
Dysentery | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 8 | — | — |
Poliomyelitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cerebro-Spinal | |||||||||||||||
Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | 10 | 10 | — |
Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — |
Malaria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Measles | 1 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 58 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 3 | — | 128 | 1 | — |
Whooping Cough | 2 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 47 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 84 | — | — |
London S.F | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | 5 | — |
cases in Dip. | 1 | — | _ | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2- | — | 1 | — | — | 13 | 9 | 1 |
the Erys | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
Downs Meas. | 9 | 7 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | — | — |
Hospital W.C. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
"Under Column "Died" all deaths, whether notified in the District or outside
it, or not notified at all, are included.
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