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Malden and Coombe 1903
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Malden and Coombe]
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This is the lowest death rate since 1896, which was 7.5 per 1,000
Ninety-three houses have been built and occupied, and 39 partially
built during the year.
The estimated population for the whole district, to the middle of
1904, is 7,199. Maiden has sustained its reputation as one of the
healthiest districts in the County of Surrey. Fifty feet above sea
level, protected from the malarial influence of the Thames Valley
by the high grounds of Coombe, and swept by the fresh breezes
from the Downs, it presents an ideal spot to the builder, who seems
willing to profit by its advantages.
The population of the whole district in 1895, when the three districts were combined, was found, by a house to house census, to be 5,621.
| 1895 | 1903 | |
|---|---|---|
| Coombe | 1168 | 1202 |
| Old Maiden | 563 | 586 |
| New Maiden | 3890 | 5411 |
| 5621 | 7199 | |
| Deaths occurred as follows:— | ||
| Under 1 year | Whooping Cough | 3 |
| Enteritis | 4 | |
| Heart Disease | 2 | |
| Convulsions | 2 | |
| Premature Birth | 1 | |
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | |
| Other causes | 2 | |
| 15 | ||
| Under 5 years—Scarlet Fever | 1 | |
| Pneumonia | 1 | |
| Tubercular Disease | 2 | |
| Dentition | 1 | |
| 5 | ||
Inquests were held on 10 cases. Verdict returned: Heart Disease, 3; Suicide, 3; Accident, 2; Natural Causes, 2.