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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 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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Table A shows the births, deaths (registered in district)
and death-rates, and the deaths at certain ages and for specified
causes for the past 5 years.
Table B shows for the same years the number of infectious
cases notified and the deaths from each disease.
Table C shows the death-rates from Zymotic diseases,
phthisis and other forms of tuberculosis for the past of 10
years.
Table A.
| 1908 | 1907 | 1906 | 1905 | 1904 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Births | 1144 | 1121 | 1185 | 1146 | 1142 |
| Deaths | 454 | 480 | 584 | 397 | 487 |
| Death-rates | 8.3 | 9.2 | 11.7 | 8.2 | 10.2 |
| DEATHS— | |||||
| Under 1 year | 82 | 125 | 175 | 80 | 153 |
| Over 1 year and under 60 years | 221 | 203 | 260 | 175 | 187 |
| Above 60 years | 151 | 152 | 149 | 142 | 147 |
| From Measles | 5 | 10 | 19 | 1 | 23 |
| „ Scarlet Fever | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| „ Small Pox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| „ Diphtheria | 9 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 6 |
| „ Diarrhœa | 8 | 17 | 90 | 15 | 43 |
| „ Whooping Cough | 4 | 30 | 4 | 10 | 14 |
| „ Enteric Fever | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| „ Puerperal Fever | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| „ Erysipelas | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| „ Influenza | 18 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 3 |