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Teddington 1894
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Teddington]
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The Urban District Council of Teddington.
Gentlemen,
I beg to present to you my Annual Report of the
Mortality, Health and Sanitary Condition of the District during
the year 1894.
The total number of deaths which occurred and were registered was 140 and included—
| 1 | from Scarlatina |
| 1 | „ Diphtheria |
| 1 | „ Membranous Croup |
| 5 | „ Measles |
| 3 | „ Whooping Cough |
| 5 | „ Influenza |
| 1 | „ Diarrhoea |
| 14 | „ Phthisis |
| 14 | „ Bronchitis, Pneumonia and Pleurisy |
| 12 | „ Diseases of the Heart |
| 21 | „ Diseases of the Nervous System |
| 10 | „ Cancer |
| 23 | „ Premature Birth and Debility from Birth |
| 7 | „ Old Age |
| 4 | „ Injuries |
| 18 | „ Various Causes |
| 140 |
68 were males and 72 females.
41 were under 1 year of age and 21 above 65.
Of these 140 deaths two were persons, who had no connection
with the District (one was found drowned, and the other
was killed by a train), Deducting those two cases and taking
the estimated population at 11,000, which was according to the
census of 1891, 10,025, the mortality from all causes is at the
average annual rate of 12.72 for every 1000 persons living,
against 14.81 in the year 1893.
The number of births was 298 of which 140 were males
and 158 females.
The birth rate was 27.09 and Infantile mortality 137 per
1000 births,