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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 1909
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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| Disease. | Bedding Disinfected. | Clothing. | No. of Rooms Disinfected. | Total. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mattresses | Palliasses and Counterpanes. | Beds. | Pillows and Bolsters. | Blankets and Sheets. | Dresses. | Suits. | Other Articles | |||
| Scarlet Fever | 447 | 335 | 215 | 982 | 1924 | 396 | 167 | 10662 | 417 | 15545 |
| Diphtheria | 108 | 83 | 67 | 256 | 439 | 85 | 31 | 2166 | 101 | 3336 |
| Consumption | 19 | 17 | 13 | 40 | 43 | 4 | 6 | 258 | 20 | 420 |
| Cancer | 11 | 7 | 7 | 39 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 145 | 7 | 230 |
| Measles | 7 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 48 | 3 | 5 | 339 | 86 | 508 |
| Septic Cases | 32 | 2 | 3 | 63 | 53 | 3 | — | 156 | 12 | 324 |
| Typhoid Fever | 2 | 2 | — | 9 | 10 | — | — | 3 | — | 26 |
| Puerperal Fever | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | 10 | 2 | 23 |
| Vermin | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | — | 1 | 14 | 4 | 35 |
| Chicken Pox | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 3 | 26 | — | 33 |
| Ringworm | 1 | — | — | 2 | 5 | — | — | 166 | 1 | 175 |
| Sundries | 36 | 4 | 5 | 77 | 70 | 1 | — | 233 | 204 | 630 |
| Totals | 667 | 465 | 313 | 1487 | 2605 | 499 | 217 | 14178 | 854 | 21285 |
There were 33 library books disinfected.
Diagnostic Tests.—The number of specimens of serum,
sputum, and blood submitted for bacteriological examination
to the Clinical Research Association and St. George's Hospital
during the year in doubtful cases of Diphtheria, Pulmonary
Tuberculosis, and Typhoid Fever, and the results of
such examinations, are given on page 58.
Sixty-three bottles of anti-diphtheritic serum were supplied
through the Public Health Department for use by
medical practitioners for the treatment of Diphtheria, and also
six bottles of anti-strepptococcal serum, a stock of which
will henceforth always be kept.
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