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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 1938

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]

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Table: The following table, which gives the figures since 1922, indicates that diseases of the heart and circulation are very important factors in the causation of death in Wimbledon.

The following table, which gives the figures since 1922, indicates that diseases of the heart and circulation are very important factors in the causation of death in Wimbledon.

YearTotal DeathsDeaths from Heart and Circulatory DiseasesPercentage
192261613321.59
192354614226.00
192464517126.51
192563819330.02
192657914324.69
192762017127.58
192863217928.32
192977420826.87
193064818829.01
193172424333.56
193271321930.71
193363620832.70
193467324936.99
193566221332.17
193666725938.88
193775428637.93
193870326036.98

Table:

The following table gives the figures for these diseases for each year since 1922:—