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 Sutton]
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Table III. —Cases of Infectious Disease notified during the year 1906.
| Notifiable Disease. | Cases notified in Whole District. | No. of Cases Removed to Hospital * | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At all Ages. | At Ages—Years. | |||||||
| Under 1. | 1 to 5. | 5 to 15. | 15 to 25. | 25 to 65. | 65 and upwards. | |||
| Small pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Diphtheria | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | 3 |
| Membranous Croup | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Erysipelas | 7 | .. | l | 1 | .. | 4 | 1 | .. |
| Scarlet Fever | 26 | .. | 5 | 15 | 4 | 2 | .. | 22 |
| Typhus Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Enteric Fever | 64 | .. | .. | 40 | 24 | .. | .. | .. |
| Relapsing Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Continued Fever | .. | .. | . | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Puerperal Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Plague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Totals | 102 | 7 | 57 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 25 | |
*Isolation Hospital, Sutton, Carshalton, and Leatherhead (Urban) and Epsom (Rural) Joint Hospital
at Cuddington.
Causes of, and Ages at, Death during year 1806.
| Causes of Death. | Deaths in or belonging to whole District at subjoined Ages. | Total Deaths in Public Institutions in the District. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | |||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |
| Small-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Measles | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Scarlet Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Whooping-cough | 8 | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Fever | Typhus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Enteric | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 11 | |
| Other continued | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Epidemic Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Plague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Diarrhœa | 17 | 16 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Enteritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Puerperal Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Other septic diseases | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 12 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 9 | .. | 8 | |
| Other tubercular diseases | 12 | 6 | 2 | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | |
| Cancer, malignant disease | 14 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 7 | 2 | |
| Bronchitis | 6 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. | |
| Pneumonia | 14 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 7 | 4 | 12 | |
| Pleurisy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Other diseases of Respiratory Organs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
| Alcoholism | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | |
| Cirrhisis of Liver | |||||||||
| Venereal diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | |
| Premature Birth | 9 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Diseases and Accidents of Parturition | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Heart Diseases | 24 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 16 | 6 | 5 | |
| Accidents | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | |
| Suicides | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |
| All other Causes | 45 | 6 | 1 | .. | 1 | 15 | 22 | 25 | |
| All Causes | 172 | 45 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 61 | 45 | 70 | |