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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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Cases of Infectious Diseases notified during the Year 1902.
| Notifiable Diseases. | Cases Notified in whole District Population at Census 1901 — 41,631. | Cases Notified in each Locality. | No. of Cases Removed to Hospital from each Locality. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atkinson Morleys Hospital. | Cottage Hospital, N. Wimbledon. | Cottage Hospital, S. Wimbledon. | Whole District | Atkinson Morley's Hospital. | Cottage Hospital, N. Wimbledon. | Cottage Hospital, S. Wimbledon, | ||||||||
| At all Ages. | Under 1 | 1 to 5 | 5 to 15 | 15 to 25 | 25 to 65 | 65 and upwards | ||||||||
| Small Pox | 9 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 6 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 9 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Diphtharia | 80 | ... | 30 | 37 | 6 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 48 | ... | ... | ... |
| Erysipelas | 46 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Scarlet Fever | 128 | 1 | 32 | 76 | 12 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 102 | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric Fever | 16 | ... | 1 | 7 | 1 | 7 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 5 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Puerperal Fever | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | 1026 | 49 | 413 | 513 | 38 | 13 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Chicken Pox | 170 | 5 | 63 | 96 | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Totals | 1478 | 60 | 540 | 733 | 66 | 76 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
The Isolation Hospital for Scarlet Fever, Enteric Fever, and Diphtheria Patients is situated in Gap Road, Wimbledon, and the
Hospital for Small Pox (Croydon and Wimbledon Joint board) at Cheam.