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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 1902
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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The number of patients admitted during each month of the year, and the totals for the previous four years is shown in the following Table :—
| Disease | Age. | January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December | Total. 1902 | Total, 1901 | Total. 1900 | Total, 1899 | Total, 1898 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | Unrler 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 18 | 10 | 19 | 16 | |
| 5 upwards | 6 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 80 | 51 | 5 | 85 | 45 | |
| Diphtheria | Under 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 1 | ... | ... |
| 5 upwards | 5 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 32 | 27 | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Typhoid Fever | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| 5 upwards | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 5 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Total | All ages | 14 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 19 | 155 | 112 | 64 | 104 | 61 |