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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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| 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 | 214 | 257 | 89 | 462 | 936 | 96 | 37 | 4550 | 222 | 6863 |
| Diphtheria | 147 | 239 | 92 | 354 | 595 | 89 | 25 | 2648 | 183 | 4372 |
| Typhoid Fever | 11 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 32 | 2 | 76 | 11 | 171 | |
| Erysipelas | 7 | 14 | 8 | 25 | 31 | 1 | 65 | 8 | 159 | |
| Puerperal Fever | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 35 | ||
| Consumption | 31 | 22 | 13 | 94 | 104 | 3 | 2 | 341 | 42 | 654 |
| Tuberculosis | — | 1 | — | — | 5 | 1 | 7 | |||
| Cancer | 18 | 4 | 3 | 73 | 19 | 11 | 141 | 9 | 278 | |
| Measles | 51 | 46 | 6 | 81 | 189 | 13 | 16 | 957 | 99 | 1458 |
| Chicken-pox | 9 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 1 | 68 | 2 | 107 | ||
| Whooping Cough | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 30 | |||
| Mumps | 4 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 54 | |
| Vermin | 2 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 6 | — | 5 | 15 | 20 | 62 |
| Septic Cases | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | ||||||
| Sundries | 33 | 11 | 5 | 109 | 83 | 10 | 3 | 588 | 271 | 1113 |
| Totals | 537 | 610 | 225 | 1258 | 2041 | 227 | 90 | 9504 | 876 | 15368 |
There were 41 library books disinfected.
Diagnostic Tests.—The number of specimens of serum,
sputum and blood submitted for bacteriological examination
during the year in doubtful cases of Diphtheria, Pulmonary
Tuberculosis and Typhoid Fever, and the results of such
examinations, are given below.
Eighty-four bottles of anti-diphtheretic serum were
supplied through the Public Health Department for use by
medical practitioners for the treatment of Diphtheria. The
antitoxin syringe which is kept at the Fire Station was
borrowed on two occasions by the medical practitioners in the
district.
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