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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 1919
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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mortality is represented by a ratio of 37 deaths per thousand
registered births, this being- a decrease of 23 per thousand on
last year, and 24 per thousand on the average for the past
five years. The rate for England and Wales was 89.
In addition to the deaths from Zymotic Diseases, the
principal causes of death were as follows: —
Pneumonia (all forms) 40
Bronchitis 57
Other Respiratory Diseases 8
Cancer 80
Phthisis 42
Other Forms of Tuberculosis 9
Nephritis and Blight's Disease 24
Congenital Debility and Malformation
(including Premature Births) 18
Organic Heart Disease 65
For the purpose of comparison the following Table is
compiled from the returns of the Registrar-General: —
Vital Statistics for 1919 (Provisional Figures).
| Annual Rates per 1,000 living. | Infant Mortality of infants under 1 year per 1,000 Births. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Births. | Deaths from all Causes. | ||
| England and Wales | 18.5 | 13.8 | 89 |
| 96 Great Towns | 19.0 | 13.8 | 93 |
| 148 Smaller Towns | 18.3 | 12.6 | 90 |
| WIMBLEDON | 13.8 | 10.6 | 49 |
Table A shows the births, deaths, and death-rates, and
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-rate from Zymotic Diseases,
Phthisis, and other forms of Tuberculosis for the past ten
years.
For the past nine years the figures given in these Tables
are those obtained after correction by exclusion of "NonResidents"
and the inclusion of "Residents" beyond the
district.
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