Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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The following are details of each case as far as obtainable:—
No. | Ward. | Person attacked. | H.-Removed to Hospital. | Probable Source of Infection, and Remarks. |
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1 | Dundonald | Male, aged 39. | — | New house. No insanitary defects. Meals in Town. No evidence as to infection. |
2 | Trinity | Male, aged 13½. | H. | From shell fish. Remainder found to be bad. New house. |
3 | Trinity | Male, aged 12. | H. | Fell in stagnant water whilst fishing. Sanitary arrangements at home good. |
4 | Trinity | Male, aged 17. | H. | No evidence. Sanitary arrangements good. |
5 | St. John's | Female, aged 34. | — | Notified from the Cottage Hospital. Admitted for acute anaemia. Fatal. |
6 | Trinity | Male, aged 13. | — | House drains and sanitary arrangements defective. |
7 | Dundonald | Female, aged 23. | — | Defective sanitary arrangements. |
8 | St. John's | Female, aged 29. | H. | Employed at West End Office. Illness commenced immediately on return from seaside. Sanitary airangements of home satisfactory. |
9 | South Park | Male, aged 26. | 11. | New house. Infection probably contracted at work place outside district. Fatal. |
10 | Dundonald | Female, aged 6. | H. | No evidence. Drains and sanitary arrangements ot house satisfactory. |
II | Dundonald | Male, aged 40 | H. | Secondary case. |
12 | St. Mary's | Female, aged 25. | - | Probably contracted before coming to reside in District. |
'3 | St. John's | Female, aged 18. | — | No evidence. Drains and sanitary arrangements in good order. |
14 | St. John's | Female, aged 4§. | — | No evidence. Drains and sanitary arrangements in good order. |
15 | Trinity | Male, aged 1½. | - | No trace of Infection. Drains and sanitary arrangements good. |