[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon].

  • Wimbledon (London, England). Borough Council.
Date:
[1921?]
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Credit: [Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Anthrax.—No cases were notified during the year. Ophthalmia Neonatorum.—Six cases occurred during the year, one of which was treated at the Isolation Hospital. The other five were visited by the Health Visitors. They were all under treatment by medical practitioners in the district and in no case was the vision impaired. Encephalitis Lethargica.—One case was notified during the year, equal to an attack-rate of .01 per thousand of the population. There was one death, corresponding to a death-rate of 01 per thousand of the population. Malaria.—Twelve notifications were received during the year, which is equal to an attack-rate of .19 per thousand of the population. Dysentery.—No notifications were received during the year. Meningitis.—No notifications were received during the year. Poliomyelitis.—One case occurred during the year, corres ponding to an attack-rate of 01 per thousand of the population. There was one death, corresponding to a death-rate of '01 per thousand of the population. Cancer.—During the year 62 deaths have been registered as due to the different forms of malignant disease or Cancer (19 males, 43 females). The death-rate for the year was '99, as against 1'3 last year and 105 in 1918, the average for the past five years being 1'2. The distribution of the deaths through the Wards was as follows:— Wimbledon Park 6 Attack Rate 1.1 St. Mary's 7 „ „ St. John's 9 „ „ 1.6 Cottenham Park 7 „ „ .9 Dundonald 4 „ „ .49 Trinity 10 „ „ .76 South Park 16 „ „ 1.1 Haydon Park 3 „ „ 15