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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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| Locality. | Person attacked. | Probable Source of Infection, and Remarks. |
|---|---|---|
| Merton Road | Male, aged 41. | Returned from seaside three days before notification. Drains choked and larder flooded where he had been staying before coming to Wimbledon. Fatal. |
| " | Male, aged 25. | Probably contracted on troopship returning from South Africa. Sanitary arrangements perfect |
| Male, aged 11. | No trace. Sanitary arrangements in good condition | |
| Dryden Road | Male, aged 13. | Was ill on return from seaside twelve days before notification |
| Atkinson Morley Conval. Hosp. (Copse Hill) | Male, aged 8. | Contracted from previous case in same institution. |
| Merton Road | Male, aged 42. | No evidence of infection. Sanitary arrangements good. |
| Wandle Road a | Male, aged 28. | Employed in London. Sanitary arrangements of home in good order. |
| Belvedere Grove | Male, aged 35. | By oysters. Fatal. |
| Hartfield Road | Female, aged 38. | Attributed to oysters. |
Small Pox,
The fear expressed in my report of last year that there was
every probability of the small pox epidemic of London assuming
more serious proportions in the following spring was verified,
and that owing to the number of persons travelling to and from
the Metropolis daily, this would probably be the means of introducing
the disease in Wimbledon. Such was the case, and notifications
with respect to 9 persons were received.