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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 1937

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]

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Table: The following table gives the figures for these diseases for each year since 1927 :—

The following table gives the figures for these diseases for each year since 1927 :—

19271928192919301931198219331934193519361937
Deaths from Bronchitis, Pneumonia & other Respiratory Diseases89811177980886972686373
Total Deaths, (all causes)620632774648724713636673662667754
Percentage of Deaths from Bronchitis, Pneumonia other Respiratory Diseases in relation to Total Deaths14.3512.8115.1112.1911.0412.3410.8410.6910.279.469.68

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Deaths due to Violence.
The figures set out below give an indication of the
manner in which twenty-seven Wimbledon residents died as the
result of violence. It will be noted that nine of the deaths,
equal to 1.19 per cent. of the total deaths occurring amongst
Wimbledon residents, were due to traffic accidents. Six
of these occurred outside the Borough. Eight of the other
deaths from violence were caused by fractures due to falls,
occurring for the most part in elderly people.
Traffic deaths 9
Fractures due to falls 8
Other causes 10
Total 27
Three persons living outside the Borough were killed in
Wimbledon as the result of traffic accidents.
In addition to the above, four cases of suicide occurred
amongst Wimbledon residents during 1937.
Infantile Mortality.
There were forty infant deaths (including transferable
deaths) giving an Infantile Mortality Rate of sixty-five per
thousand live births. In 1936 the figure was fifty per thousand.
During 1937 the Infantile Mortality Rate for England and
Wales was fifty-eight.
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