Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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| CAUSES OF DEATH. | ALL Ages | Net 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. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | |||
| 21. Other Respiratory Diseases | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 |
| 22. Peptic Ulcer | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 |
| 23. Diarrhœa, etc. (under 2 years) | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| 24. Appendicitis | 7 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 6 |
| 25. Cirrhosis of Liver | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| 26. Other Diseases of Liver, etc. | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 27. Other Digestive Diseases | 16 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| 28. Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 16 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | ... |
| 29. Puerperal Sepsis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 30. Other Puerperal Causes | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| 31. Congenital Debility, Premature Birth, Malformations, etc. | 15 | 15 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 32. Senility | 32 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 31 | 6 |
| 33. Suicide | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 34. Other Violence | 28 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 11 |
| 35. Other Defined Diseases | 56 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 4 | ... | 6 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 7 |
| 36. Causes Ill-defined or unknown | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Totals | 636 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 39 | 28 | 151 | 352 | 94 |
| Special Causes (included in No. 35 above). | ||||||||||||||
| Smallpox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Poliomyelitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Polioencephalitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |