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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 1904
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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Table A shows the births, deaths and death-rates, and the deaths
at certain ages and for specified causes for the past 5 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 10 years.
| 1904 | 1903 | 1902 | 1901 | 1900 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Births | 1142 | 1204 | 1144 | 1074 | 1075 |
| Deaths | 487 | 389 | 455 | 457 | 559 |
| Death-rates | 10.2 | 8.4 | 10.5 | 10.97 | 12.7 |
| DEATHS— | |||||
| Under 1 year | 153 | 99 | 134 | 133 | 156 |
| Over 1 year and under 60 years | 187 | 169 | 192 | 206 | 239 |
| Above 60 years | 147 | 121 | 129 | 118 | 164 |
| From Measles | 23 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 17 |
| „ Scarlet Fever | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| „ Small Pox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| „ Diphtheria | 6 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 10 |
| „ Diarrhœa | 43 | 13 | 6 | 24 | 19 |
| „ Whooping Cough | 14 | 9 | 17 | 13 | 5 |
| „ Enteric Fever | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| „ Puerperal Fever | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| „ Erysipelas | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| „ Influenza | 3 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 19 |