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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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| Diseases. | January. | February. | March. | April. | May. | June. | July. | August | September. | October. | November, | December. | Total, 1902, | Total, 1901. | Total, 1900. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small Pox | under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 3 | 1 | |
| 5 upw'rds | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Diphtheria | under 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | 4 | 5 | 80 | 60 | 64 |
| 5 upw'rds | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | ||||
| Erysipelas | under 5 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 46 | 52 | 49 |
| 5 upw'rds | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | ||||
| Scarlet Fever | under 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 128 | 90 | 112 |
| 5 upw'rds | 8 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 8 | ||||
| Typhoid | under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 16 | 12 | 20 |
| 5 upw'rds | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ||||
| Puerperal Fever | under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | ... |
| 5 upw'rds | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ||||
| Measles | under 5 | 9 | 18 | 28 | 45 | 45 | 128 | 135 | 42 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1026 | 453 | 1069 |
| 1.5 upw'rds | 14 | 73 | 69 | 90 | 84 | 109 | 98 | 19 | 2 | ... | 1 | 7 | ||||
| *Chicken Pox | under 5 | ... | 14 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 13 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 170 | ... | ... |
| 5 upw'rds | ... | 22 | 20 | ... | 9 | 20 | 18 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Totals | under 5 | 15 | 40 | 47 | 61 | 64 | 138 | 53 | 47 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 600 | 289 | 522 |
| 5 upw'rds | 29 | 115 | 103 | 120 | 108 | 142 | 129 | 31 | 18 | 26 | 33 | 24 | 878 | 383 | 793 | |
| 44 | 155 | 150 | 181 | 172 | 280 | 282 | 78 | 23 | 31 | 42 | 40 | 1478 | 672 | 1315 | ||
* Notifiable from February 3rd until July 22nd, 1902.