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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 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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I should again like to draw your attention to the heavy mortality from Whooping Cough year by year, as will be seen from the following figures, giving the respective deaths during the last ten years from Whooping Cough, Scarlet Fever, and Diphtheria.
| Year. | Whooping Cough. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1903 | 9 | l | 4 |
| 1904 | 14 | 0 | 6 |
| 1905 | 10 | 3 | 2 |
| 1906 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 1907 | 30 | 5 | 6 |
| 1908 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 1909 | 12 | 2 | 7 |
| 1910 | 12 | 0 | 2 |
| 1911 | 7 | 1 | 6 |
| 1912 | 10 | 1 | 3 |
| 1913 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 115 | 22 | 60 |
Erysipelas.—There were 29 cases of Erysipelas notified
during the year from 28 houses, and there was 1 death, which
is equal to a death-rate of .01 per thousand of the population.
Influenza was certified as the cause of fifteen deaths. Last
year there were eight, and in 1911 there were five.
The deaths were distributed through the Wards as
follows:—
St. Mary's 2
Cottenham Park 3
Dundonald 2
Trinity 3
South Park 5
Measles.—There were 21 deaths from Measles during the
year, as compared with no deaths last year, and 43 the
previous year, with a death-rate of 0 and '77 respectively.
Phthisis and other Tuberculous Diseases were the
assigned causes of the deaths of 63 persons (38 males, 25
females) during the year, equal to a death-rate of 1.08 per
thousand of the population. Last year there were 54 deaths,
and the previous year 64.
The total number of cases notified during the year was
221:—
109 being primary notifications of Pulmonary Tuberculosis.
39 being primary notifications of other forms of Tuberculosis.
73 being secondary notifications,
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