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Wimbledon 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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The crude death rate shows a decrease on the figure for the previous year but is slightly higher than that for England and Wales.
The following table gives the crude death rate in Wimbledon since 1922, together with the figures for England and Wales:—
| Year | Wimbledon | Death Rate for England & Wales | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Deaths | Crude Death Rate | Adjusted Death Rate | ||
| 1922 | 616 | 9.9 | 8.91 | 12.9 |
| 1923 | 547 | 9.4 | 8.46 | 11 6 |
| 1924 | 645 | 11.1 | 9.99 | 12.2 |
| 1925 | 639 | 10.9 | 9.81 | 12.2 |
| 1926 | 579 | 9.9 | 8.91 | 11.6 |
| 1927 | 620 | 10.6 | 9.54 | 12.3 |
| 192S | 634 | 10.7 | 9.63 | 11 7 |
| 1929 | 774 | 13.03 | 11.72 | 13.4 |
| 1930 | 648 | 10.9 | 9.81 | 11.4 |
| 1931 | 724 | 12.3 | 11.07 | 12.3 |
| 1932 | 713 | 11.9 | 10.71 | 12.0 |
| 1933 | 636 | 10.8 | 9.72 | 12.3 |
| 1934 | 673 | 11.5 | 10.36 | 11.8 |
| 1935 | 662 | 11.3 | 10 22 | 11.7 |
| 1936 | 667 | 11.4 | 10.26 | 12.1 |
| 1937 | 754 | 12.9 | 11.61 | 12.4 |
| 1938 | 703 | 11.9 | 10.78 | 11.6 |
The crude death rate for Wimbledon is, strictly speaking,
not comparable with the figure for England and Wales.
In order to provide for this the Registrar-General has introduced
a comparability factor. This factor, for Wimbledon,
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