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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 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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TABLE II,—
| CAUSES OP DEATH. | Nett Deaths at the subjoined ages of " Residents " whether occurring within or without the District. | Total Deaths whether of 'Residents' or 'nonResidents' in Institutions in the District. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 45 | 65 and over. | ||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | |
| Other Respiratory Diseases | 10 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | |
| Ulcer of Stomach, or Duodenum | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | |
| Diarrhoea, &c. (under 2 years) | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Appendicitis and Typhilitis | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — |
| Puerperal Sepsis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 12 | — |
| Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Congenital Debility & Malformations Premature Birth | 20 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Suicide | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — |
| Other Deaths from Violence | 9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | — |
| Other Defined Diseases | 114 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 72 | — |
| Causes ill—defined or unknown | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Totals | 546 | 38 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 33 | 145 | 262 | 64 |
| sub—entries included in above figures. Poliomyelitis Polio—Encephalitis | ||||||||||||||