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Wimbledon 1919
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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BOROUGH OF WIMBLEDON. TABLE II.
Cases of Infectious Disease Notified during the Year 1919.
| NOTIFIABLE DISEASE. | Number of Cases Notified. | Total Cases Notified in Each Locality (e.g. Parish or Ward) of the District. | Total Cases removed to Hospital. | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At all Ages. | At Ages—Years. | Wimbledon Park Ward. | St. Mary's Ward. | St. John's Ward. | Cottenham Park Ward. | Dundonald Ward. | Trinity Ward. | South Park Ward. | Haydon Park Ward. | ||||||||
| Under L | 1 to 5. | 5 to 15. | 15 to 25. | 25 to 45. | 45 to 65. | 65 and upwards | |||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||||||||||
| Small-pox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cholera (c) Plague (p) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Diphtheria (including Membranous croup) | 86 | - | 19 | 49 | 11 | 7 | — | - | 2 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 29 | 13 | 5 | 77 |
| Erysipelas | 20 | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 8 | 3 | 5 | — |
| Scarlet fever | 119 | 1 | 13 | 84 | 9 | 11 | 1 | - | 8 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 107 |
| Typhus fever | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Enteric fever | 14 | - | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | - | — | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | — | 7 | 11 |
| Relapsing fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Continued fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Puerperal fever | 5 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | 3 |
| Cerebro spinal Meningitis | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Poliomyelitis | — | - | — | — | — | — | - | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 48 | - | — | 3 | 16 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 5 | — |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 5 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | - | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 3 | — | - | — | — | 1 | 2 | - | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Measles & German Measles.. | 112 | 1 | 36 | 57 | 9 | 7 | 2 | - | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 44 | 18 | 8 | — |
| Influenza & Pneumonia | 45 | — | 2 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | — | 5 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 10 |
| Malaria | 25 | — | - | — | 4 | 19 | 2 | — | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Dysentery | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Meningitis | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Totals | 490 | 6 | 72 | 209 | 67 | 105 | 27 | 4 | 38 | 29 | 39 | 38 | 45 | 143 | 91 | 67 | 210 |
Isolation Hospitals:—Borough Isolation Hospital, Gap Road, Wimbledon; Croydon and Wimbledon Joint Small-pox Hospital,
Cheam, Surrey.