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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 II.
BOROUGH OF WIMBLEDON.
Vital Statistics of separate Localities in 1908 and previous years.
| Names of Localities. | 1.— Whole District. | 2.— St. Mary's Ward. | 3.— St. John's Ward. | 1. Cottenham Park Ward. | 9.– Dundonald Ward. | 6.— Trinity Ward. | 7.— South Park Ward. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Population estimated to middle of each year. | Births regis tered. | Deaths at all Ages. | Deaths under 1 year | Population estimated to middle of each year. | Births registered | Deaths at all Ages. | Deaths under 1 year. | Population estimated to middle of each year. | Births registered. | Deaths at all Ages. | Deaths under 1 year. | Population estimated to middle of each year. | Births registered. | Deaths at all Ages. | Deaths under 1 year. | Population estimated to middle of each year. | Births registered. | Deaths at all Ages. | Deaths under 1 year. | Population estimated to middle of each year. | Births registered. | Deaths at all Ages. | Deaths under 1 year. | Population estimated to middle of each year. | Births registered. | Deaths at all Ages. | Deaths under 1 year. |
| a | b | c | d | a | b | c | d | a | b | c | d | a | b | c | d | a | b | c | d | a | b | e | d | a | b | c | d | |
| 1898 | 37,000 | 963 | 442 | 145 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1899 | 38,000 | 1031 | 568 | 163 | Particulars for these years not obtainable | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1900 | 39,500 | 1075 | 570 | 156 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1901 | 41,631 | 1074 | 493 | 133 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1902 | 43,000 | 1144 | 497 | 134 | 5270 | — | 48 | 11 | 5044 | — | 45 | 5 | 3204 | — | 37 | 7 | 4858 | – | 57 | 14 | 11,783 | — | 162 | 51 | 12,841 | — | 148 | 46 |
| 1903 | 46,000 | 1204 | 424 | 104 | 5857 | 72 | 47 | 8 | 4968 | 82 | 39 | 3 | 3789 | 61 | 38 | 4 | 4000 | 129 | 41 | 10 | 12,488 | 437 | 126 | 39 | 14,298 | 423 | 133 | 40 |
| 1904 | 47,719 | 1142 | 526 | 161 | 6104 | 86 | 40 | 8 | 5393 | 56 | 40 | 5 | 3990 | 92 | 44 | 11 | 5480 | 131 | 63 | 17 | 13.326 | 396 | 167 | 54 | 13,426 | 381 | 172 | 66 |
| 1905 | 48,240 | 1146 | 426 | 80 | 6556 | 78 | 45 | 3 | 5326 | 42 | 39 | 4 | 4075 | 69 | 27 | 2 | 5580 | 127 | 63 | 11 | 13,251 | 424 | 127 | 31 | 13,452 | 406 | 125 | 29 |
| 1906 | 49,861 | 1185 | 631 | 175 | 5733 | 79 | 51 | 6 | 5280 | 42 | 40 | 4 | 5574 | 113 | 62 | 13 | 8279 | 183 | 94 | 24 | 10,634 | 347 | 165 | 59 | 14,360 | 421 | 219 | 96 |
| 1907 | 51,700 | 1121 | 529 | 132 | 6749 | 104 | 55 | 8 | 5399 | 59 | 34 | 4 | 5752 | 83 | 37 | 2 | 8160 | 172 | 85 | 19 | 11,140 | 312 | 135 | 43 | 14,500 | 391 | 183 | 56 |
| Averages \ of Years 1898 to1907. | 44,265 | 1108 | 51C | 138 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1908 | 54,274 | 1144 | 518 | 86 | 8612 | 137 | 53 | 3 | 5518 | 58 | 39 | 1 | 6105 | 107 | 43 | 3 | 8138 | 164 | 98 | 14 | 11,213 | 323 | 147 | 37 | 14,688 | 354 | 138 | 28 |
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Alterations to the boundaries of all the Wards, except South Park, were made under the Charter of Incorporation, 1905.