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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 1907
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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Examination of the death returns show the different parts of the body affected, and the age incidence, as follows:—
| Part Affected. | Male. | Female. | Total. | Age Incidence. | Male. | Female | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stomach and Bowels | 7 | 10 | 17 | 35 to 40 years | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Liver | 1 | 2 | 3 | 40 „ 45 „ | - | 2 | 2 |
| Urinary and Generative Organs | - | 5 | 5 | 45 „ 50 „ | — | 3 | 3 |
| 50 „ 55 „ | 1 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| Breast | — | 11 | 11 | 55 ,, 60 „ | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Head and Face | 1 | — | 1 | 60 „ 65 „ | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Tongue, Neck and Throat | 6 | — | 6 | 65 „ 70 „ | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Other Parts | 1 | — | 1 | 70 „ 75 „ | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Parts not Specified | — | 2 | 2 | 75 „ 80 „ | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 80 & upwards | — | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 16 | 30 | 46 | Total | 16 | 30 | 46 |
The death rate for the past year is .88, against 96 in 1906,
.87 in 1905, and .52 in 1904; the average rate for the past
five years being '76, and for the previous five years .62.
Diarrhoea and Epidemic Enteritis accounted for 19 deaths
during the year, one being registered in the first quarter,
three in the second, eight in the third, and seven in the
fourth. Last year there were 90 deaths, one in each of the
first two quarters, 79 in the third, and nine in the fourth.
The death-rate for the year is .36 as against 1.8 last
year, and an average for the previous ten years of .73.
This large decrease is due to the cool wet weather and
absence of sunshine in the spring and summer, conditions
which always mean a low mortality from diarrhceal diseases
in the summer quarter.
Fourteen deaths were of children under one year of age
(seven being under three months); two between one and
five years, two were of persons between 25 and 65 years, and
one over 65.
The mortality in Wards was as follows:—St Marys, 1;
Dundonald, 4; Trinity, 6; and South Park, 8.
Infantile Mortality.—By this term is meant the ratio
between the deaths of infants under one year of age and the
number of births in the year.
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