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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
Mitcham 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Mitcham]
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Cases of Infectious Disease Notified During the Year 1932.
| Disease. | Number of Cases Notified. | Total Cases Notified in bach Ward. | Total Cases Removed to Hospital. | Deaths. | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At all Ages. | At Ages—Years. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Under 1 year. | 1 and under 2 years. | 2 and under 3 years. | 3 and under 4 years. | 4 and under 5 years. | 5 and under 10 years. | 10 and under 15 years. | 15 and under 20 years. | 20 and under 35 years. | 35 and under 45 years. | 45 and under 65 years. | 65 and over. | North. | East. | South | West. | ||||
| Small Pox | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Scarlet Fever | 174 | ... | 3 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 85 | 34 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 57 | 40 | 50 | 159 | ... |
| Diphtheria | 32 | ... | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | ... | 5 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 25 | 1 |
| Typhoid Fever | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | ... |
| Erysipelas | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ... |
| Pneumonia | 52 | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 22 | ... | 36 |
| Puerperal Fever | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3* |
| Totals | 288 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 103 | 38 | 16 | 34 | 10 | 22 | 5 | 44 | 85 | 68 | 91 | 205 | 43 |
* Two transferred deaths.