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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 1900
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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TABLE 2.
Table shewing the Number of Infectious Cases notified during each month of the year.
| Diseases. | January. | February. | March. | April. | May. | June. | July. | August. | September. | October. | November. | December. | Total 1900. | Total 1899. | Total 1898. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small Pox | under 5 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| 5 upw' ds | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Scarlet Fever | under 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 112 | 149 | 98 |
| 5 upw'ds | 9 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 2 | ||||
| Diphtheria | under 5 | 2 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 64 | 64 | 60 |
| 5 upw'ds | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Typhoid Fever | under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 20 | 47 | 11 |
| 5 upw'ds | 3 | i | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | 3 | ||||
| Measles | under 5 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 40 | 93 | 113 | 34 | 8 | ... | 21 | 36 | 101 | 1069 | 273 | 55 |
| 5 upw'ds | 8 | 26 | 39 | 90 | 106 | 68 | 56 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 24 | 145 | ||||
| Erysipelas | under 5 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 49 | 72 | 58 |
| 5 upw'ds | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 2 | ... | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | ||||
| Totals | under 5 | 8 | 11 | 27 | 44 | 95 | 114 | 35 | 9 | 4 | 29 | 40 | 106 | 522 | 136 | 77 |
| 5 upw'ds | 33 | 47 | 58 | 100 | 125 | 90 | 72 | 16 | 21 | 37 | 37 | 157 | 793 | 473 | 208 | |
| 41 | 58 | 85 | 144 | 220 | 204 | 107 | 25 | 25 | 66 | 77 | 263 | 1315 | 609 | 285 | ||