London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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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Table A.
| 1919 | 1918 | 1917 | 1916 | 1915 | 1914 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Births | 861 | 759 | 868 | 1011 | 1000 | 1109 |
| Deaths | 634 | 742 | 658 | 619 | 496 | 606 |
| Death-rates | 10.6 | 14.5 | 12.1 | 11.1 | 8.7 | 10.1 |
| DEATHS— | ||||||
| Under 1 year | 43 | 58 | 74 | 74 | 60 | 77 |
| Over 1 year and under 65 years | 315 | 439 | 339 | 290 | 243 | 261 |
| Above 65 years | 276 | 245 | 245 | 255 | 193 | 268 |
| From Measles | 2 | 5 | 35 | 4 | 9 | 4 |
| „ Scarlet Fever | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| „ Small Pox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ,, Diphtheria | 8 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
| ,, Diarrhœa | 5 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 22 | 26 |
| ,, Whooping Cough | 0 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| ,, Enteric Fever | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| ,, Puerperal Fever | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| „ Erysipelas | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| ,, Influenza | 62 | 144 | 16 | 9 | 16 | 6 |
Table B.
| 1919 | 1918 | 1917 | 1916 | 1915 | 1914 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DISEASES. | Cases Notified. | Deaths. | Cases Notified. | Deaths. | Cases Notified. | Deaths. | Cases Notified. | Deaths. | Cases Notified. | Deaths. | Cases Notified. | Deaths. |
| Small Pox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Diphtheria. | 86 | 8 | 111 | 7 | 82 | 12 | 129 | 9 | 118 | 8 | 85 | 7 |
| Erysipelas | 20 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 41 | 3 |
| Scarlet Fever | 119 | 1 | 73 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 52 | 2 | 187 | 1 | 275 | 2 |
| Enteric Fever | 14 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Puerperal Feyer | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 |
| Totals | 244 | 13 | 213 | 10 | 153 | 16 | 208 | 14 | 353 | 12 | 415 | 15 |