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Wimbledon 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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TABLE IV
BOROUGH OF WIMBLEDON.
Causes of, and Ages at, Death during year, 1908.
| CAUSES OF DEATH. | Deaths at the subjoined ages of " Residents " whether occurring in or beyond the District. | Deaths at ali. ages of " Residents" belonging to Localities, whether occurring in or beyond the district. | Total Deathswhetherof Residents or 'Non-Residents ' in Public Institutions in the District. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 5. | 5 and under 16. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | St. Mary's Ward. | St. John's Ward. | Cottenham Park Ward | Dun-donald Ward. | Trinity Ward. | South Park Ward. | |||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | |
| Small-pox | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Measles | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | |
| Scarlet Fever | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Whooping Cough | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | |
| Diphtheria (including Membranous Croup) | 9 | — | 5 | 4 | — | — | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 5 | 2 | 7 | |
| Croup | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Fever | Typhus | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Enteric | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
| Other continued | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Epidemic Influenza | 18 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 3 | — | |
| Cholera | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Plague | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||