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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

Sutton and Cheam 1940

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton and Cheam]

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Table: Bacteriological Examinations.— The followingexaminations of specimens were made by direction of the Borough Council :—

Bacteriological Examinations.— The following

examinations of specimens were made by direction of the Borough Council :—

Diphtheria.Enteric.Tuberculosis.
Positive.. Negative.Positive.Negative.Positive.Negative.
16300514944

Table: Diphtheria swabs are also taken by the School Nurses and sent to the County Laboratory ; these are not included in the above Table.

Diphtheria swabs are also taken by the School Nurses and sent to the County Laboratory ; these are not included in the above Table.

Disease.WARDS.Case Rate per 1000 Populatn (Midyear)Case Rate per 1000 England and Wales.
N.N W.NR.w.c.E.G.E.S.W.S.E.S.Total
Population9777854910316123667218708055565370757873810
Scarlet Fever19521222393281121-511-63
Diphtheria6—2—2———100131-16
Para typhoid1——————120 03004
Pneumonia821834147330 451-20
Erysipelas2——31———170090-33
Puerperal
Pyrexia—2—111218011—
Dysentery—8—————8011—
Cerebro-Spinal
Fever—131—31110013_
Ophthalmia
Neonatorum1———11———3—_
Therapeutic
M alalia——1——————1——
Measles1755621468146167——
Whoopin g
Cough1715113423—1386——
Total ..6627103913626161168447