Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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Cases of Infectious Disease Notified during the Year 1920.
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. | ||||||||||||||
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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. | ||||||||
Un der 1. | 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) | 123 | 2 | 26 | 69 | 17 | 7 | 2 | - | 7 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 8 | 36 | 16 | 24 | 113 |
Erysipelas | 30 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Scarlet fever | 230 | 2 | 30 | 147 | 30 | 17 | 4 | — | 11 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 27 | 74 | 38 | 49 | 204 |
Typhus fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | - | - | - | - | - |
Enteric fever | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | - | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 |
Relapsing fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - |
Continued fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | — | - | - | - |
Puerperal fever | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | - | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 |
Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Poliomyelitis | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 79 | — | — | 4 | 25 | 38 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 6 | 9 | - |
Other forms of Tuberculosis | 7 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | - | 1 | — | — | — | - | 3 | — | 2 | - |
Encephalitis Lethargica | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | - |
Pneumonia | 5 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | - | — | - | - | - |
Influenzal Pneumonia | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - |
Malaria | 12 | - | - | - | 4 | 8 | - | - | 3 | - | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - |
Dysentery | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Totals | 504 | 12 | 59 | 229 | 87 | 83 | 29 | 5 | 37 | 37 | 27 | 39 | 62 | 149 | 65 | 88 | 323 |
Isolation Hospitals:— Borough Isolation Hospital, Gap Road, Wimbledon ; Whitmoor Hospital, Surrey.
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