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Wimbledon 1896
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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TABLE 3.
Table of Deaths during the Year 1836, in the Urban Sanitary District of Wimbledon, classified according to
Diseases, Ages, and Localities.
| Localities. Public Institutions being shown as separate localities. | Mortality from all causes, at subjoined ages. | (i) | Mortality from subjoined causes, distinguishing Deaths of Children under Five Years of Age. | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At all Ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 5 | 5 and under 15 | 15 and under 25 | 25 and under 65 | 65 and upwards | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | ||
| Smallpox. | Scarlatina. | Diphtheria. | Enteric or Typhoid Fever. | Puerperal Fever. | Erysipelas. | Measles. | Whooping Cough. | Diarrhœa and Dysentery. | Phthisis. | Bronchitis, Pneumonia, and Pleurisy. | Heart Disease | Influenza. | Injuries. | All other Diseases. | Total. | |||||||||
| (a) | (b) | (c) | (d) | (e) | (f) | (h) | (i) | |||||||||||||||||
| WIMBLEDON | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | Under 5 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 15 | 12 | ... | 14 | ... | ... | 2 | 88 | 142 |
| 333 | 96 | 46 | 13 | 8 | 99 | 71 | 5 upwards | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 15 | 27 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 110 | 191 | |
| ATKINSON MORLEY'S HOSPITAL | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 upwards | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |
| COTTAGE HOSPITAL | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 5 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 upwards | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 5 | |
| DURNSFORD ROAD HOSPITAL | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 5 upwards | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
| TOTALS | 343 | 96 | 46 | 14 | 10 | 104 | 73 | Under 5 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 15 | 12 | ... | 14 | ... | ... | 2 | 88 | 142 |
| 5 upwards | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 16 | 30 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 114 | 201 | ||||||||
| The subjoined Numbershave also to be taken into account in judging of the above Records of Mortality. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deaths occurring outside the district among persons belonging thereto. | 25 | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | 11 | 9 | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 4 |
| 5 upwards | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 12 | 21 | ||||||||
| Deaths occurring within the district among persons not belonging thereto. | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 5 upwards | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ||||||||