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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 1906
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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SHEWING Population, Birth Rate and Diarrhoea Rate in streets most affected. Also Diarrhoea Rate in portion of district tinted blue on map of Borough sent to the Local Government Board with report. Also for each of the 3 South Wimbledon Wards separately and for the whole district—
| Road | Population | Deaths. | Death Rate | Births | Birth Rate. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In Third Qrtr. | In Year1 | For Third Qrtr. | For Year* | ||||
| Wandle Road | 368 | 5 | 5 | 54.3 | 13.5 | 22 | 59-7 |
| Leyton Road | 426 | 5 | 5 | 46.9 | 11.7 | 16 | 37 *5 |
| Lodge Road | 140 | 1 | 1 | 28.5 | 7.1 | 16 | 114-2 |
| Haydons Road | 1641 | 9 | 9 | 21.8 | 5.4 | 82 | 49-9 |
| South Road | 568 | 4 | 4 | 28.1 | 7.0 | 18 | 31-6 |
| Milton Road | 291 | 4 | 4 | 54.9 | 13.7 | 13 | 44-5 |
| Dryden Road | 187 | 12 | 12 | 256.6 | 64.1 | 15 | 80-2 |
| Cowper Road | 249 | 7 | 9 | 112.4 | 36.1 | 29 | 116-4 |
| Cowper, Milton, and Dryden Roads | 727 | 23 | 25 | 126.5 | 34.3 | ... | ... |
| Portion of district bounded by River Wandle, High Street (Merton), Haydons Road, and Railway (tinted blue on map) | 6207 | 47 | 52 | 30.2 | 8.3 | ... | ... |
| Trinity Ward | 10634 | 30 | 32 | 11.2 | 3.0 | ... | ... |
| South Park Ward | 14360 | 42 | 50 | 11.6 | 3.4 | ... | ... |
| Dundonald Ward | 8279 | 4 | 5 | 1.9 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Whole of South Wimbledon | 33273 | 76 | 87 | 9.1 | 2.6 | ... | ... |
| Whole of Wimbledon | 50000 | 79 | 90 | 6.3 | 1.8 | ... | ... |
* These columns have been added since Report made to the
Local Government Board.