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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 1897
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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Tj^BLJE 2.
Table shewing the number of Infectious Cases notified during each month of the year 1897,
And the Totals during 1895-96.
| Diseases. | January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December | Total 1897 | Total 1896 | Total 1895 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | under 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | ... | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ... | 155 | 124 | 76 |
| 5upw'ds | 10 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 7 | ... | 8 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 27 | 5 | ||||
| Diphtheria | under 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 41 | 30 | 37 |
| 5upw'ds | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 7 | ||||
| Typhoid Fever | under 5 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 14 |
| 5upw'ds | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | ... | ||||
| Puerperal Fever | under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 5upw'ds | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Membranous Croup | under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5upw'ds | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ||||
| Erysipelas | under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 44 | 35 | 35 |
| 5upw'ds | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | ... | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 | ||||
| Totals | under 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 51 | ||
| 5upw'ds | 15 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 17 | 34 | 35 | 21 | 213 | |||
| 21 | 31 | 15 | 12 | 20 | 8 | 20 | 12 | 24 | 39 | 40 | 22 | 264 | ||||