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 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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| Rheumatic Fever | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Meningitis | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Organic Heart Disease | 66 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 19 | 43 | 4 |
| Bronchitis | 33 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 25 | 1 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 39 | 8 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 7 | 13 | 7 | — |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory organs | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Diarrhœa and Enteritis | 7 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 10 | — | - | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 4 | — | - | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — |
| Alcoholism | 2 | — | — | - | — | - | — | 2 | — | — |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 10 | — | - | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| Puerperal Fever | — | — | - | - | — | - | — | — | — | — |
| Parturition apart from Puerperal Fever | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 34 | 34 | - | - | - | - | — | — | — | 2 |
| Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 20 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| Suicides | 5 | — | — | - | — | - | 3 | 2 | — | — |
| Other Defined Diseases | 172 | 14 | 2 | — | 6 | 4 | 14 | 41 | 91 | 10 |
| Diseases ill-defined or unknown | 2 | — | 1 | — | - | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Totals | 557 | 71 | 10 | 12 | 25 | 29 | 62 | 141 | 207 | 44 |
| Sub-entries included in above figures. Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | - | - | - | - | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Poliomyelitis | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 1 | — | - | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |