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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 1909
[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 five 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 ten years.
Table A.
| 1909 | 1908 | 1907 | 1906 | 1905 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Births | 1181 | 1144 | 1121 | 1185 | 1146 |
| Deaths | 451 | 454 | 480 | 584 | 397 |
| Death-rates | 7.9 | 8.3 | 9.2 | 11.7 | 8.2 |
| DEATHS— | |||||
| Under 1 year | 91 | 82 | 125 | 175 | 80 |
| Over 1 year and under 60 years | 190 | 221 | 203 | 260 | 175 |
| Above 60 years | 171 | 151 | 152 | 149 | 142 |
| From Measles | 10 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 1 |
| „ Scarlet Fever | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| „ Small Pox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ,, Diphtheria | 7 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 2 |
| „ Diarrhœa | 9 | 8 | 17 | 90 | 15 |
| „ Whooping Cough | 12 | 4 | 30 | 4 | 10 |
| „ Enteric Fever | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| „ Puerperal Fever | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| „ Erysipelas | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| „ Influenza | 8 | 18 | 3 | 10 | 8 |