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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 1941
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Mitcham]
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Cases of Infectious Disease Notified During the Year 1941.
| Disease | Number of Cases Notified | Total Cases Notified | Total Cases Removed to Hospital | Deaths | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At all Ages | At Ages—Years | in each Ward | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | G.p. | C.W. | u.m. | l.m. | p.b. | p.h. | l.t. | ||||
| Pneumonia | 22 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ... | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | ... |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 12 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | 1 | 5 | ... | 1 | 12 | 4 |
| Erysipelas | 19 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | ... | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | ... |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... |
| Food Poisoning | 6 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | ... |
| Typhoid Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | 194 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 18 | 99 | 6 | 4 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 18 | 54 | 18 | 10 | 48 | 18 | 28 | 9 | ... |
| Whooping Cough | 186 | 10 | 13 | 28 | 29 | 23 | 79 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 23 | 27 | 11 | 15 | 23 | 45 | 42 | 12 | 1 |
| Diphtheria | 72 | ... | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 86 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | 28 | 10 | 7 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 72 | ... |
| Scarlet Fever | 75 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 14 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 72 | ... |
| Totals | 591 | 21 | 35 | 58 | 62 | 70 | 239 | 30 | 24 | 25 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 67 | 142 | 53 | 40 | 113 | 83 | 93 | 194 | 5 |
note: G.P.—Gorringe Park U.M —-Upper Mitcham P.B.—Phipps Bridge L.T.—Long Thornton
C.W.—Colliers Wood L.M.—Lower Mitcham P.H.—Pollards Hill
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