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Wimbledon 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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| CAUSES OF DEATH. | Nett Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occurring within or without the District. | Total Deaths whether of 'Residents' or non-Residents' in Institutions in the District. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages. | Under 1 year. | 1—2 | 2—3 | 3—4 | 4—5 | 5—10 | 10-15 | 15—20 | 20—35 | 35—45 | 45—65 | 65 and over. | ||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | |
| 21. Other Respiratory Diseases | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 22. Peptic Ulcer | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 23. Diarrhœa, etc. (under 2 years) | 5 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 24. Appendicitis. | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5 |
| 25. Cirrhosis of Liver | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 |
| 26. Other Diseases of Liver, etc. | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | 3 |
| 27. Other Digestive Diseases | 21 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| 28. Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 7 | 9 | 4 |
| 29. Puerperal Sepsis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 30. Other Puerperal Causes | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 31. Congenital Debility, Premature Birth, Malformations, etc. | 18 | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| 32. Senility | 25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 25 | 9 |
| 33. Suicide | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 34. Other Violence | 27 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | 4 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 8 |
| 35. Other Defined Diseases | 56 | 7 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 4 | 12 | 29 | 6 |
| 36. Causes Ill-defined or unknown | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Totals | 724 | 45 | 8 | 3 | - | - | 7 | 3 | 7 | 52 | 44 | 184 | 371 | 100 |
| Special Causes (included in No. 35 above). | ||||||||||||||
| Smallpox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Poliomyelitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Polioencephalitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |