London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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Table showing Ages at Death from Notifiable Infectious Diseases.
| Disease. | Ages at Death. | Total Deaths | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 Year | 1 to 2 | 2 to 3 | 3 to 4 | 4 to 5 | 5 to 10 | 1 to 15 | 15 to 20 | 10 to 35 | 35 to 45 | 45 to 65 | 65 and over | ||
| Smallpox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diphtheria(including Membranous Croup) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Enteric Fever (including Paratyphoid) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Puerperal Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Acute Primary Pneumonia | 3 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | 12 | 9 | 37 |
| Acute Influenzal Pneumonia | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Acute Polio-encephalitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Malaria | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Dysentery | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Tuberculosis (all forms) | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 48 |
| Totals | 5 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 4 | 17 | 17 | 23 | 21 | 101 |
The figures given in this table are those obtained after
correction by inward and outward transfers of deaths.