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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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Table A shows the births, deaths (registered in district)
and death-rates, and the deaths at certain ages and for
specified causes for the past 5 years.
Table B shows for the same years the number of
infectious cases notified and the deaths from each disease.
Table C shows the death-rates from zymotic diseases,
phthisis and other forms of tuberculosis for the past 10 years.
Table A.
| 1907 | 1906 | 1905 | 1904 | 1903 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Births | 1121 | 1186 | 1146 | 1142 | 1204 |
| Deaths | 480 | 684 | 397 | 487 | 389 |
| Death-rales | 9-2 | 11-7 | 82 | 102 | 84 |
| DEATHS- | |||||
| Under 1 year | 125 | 176 | 80 | 153 | 99 |
| Over 1 year and under 60 years | 203 | 260 | 175 | 187 | 169 |
| Above 60 years | 152 | 149 | 142 | 147 | 121 |
| From Measles | 10 | 19 | 1 | 23 | 4 |
| „ Scarlet Fever | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| „ Small Pox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| „ Diphtheria | 6 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| „ Diarrhœa | 17 | 90 | 15 | 43 | 13 |
| „ Whooping Cough | 30 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 9 |
| ., Enteric Fever | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| „ Puerperal Fever | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| „ Erysipelas | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| „ Influenza | 3 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 5 |