London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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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| Enteritis | 19 | 13 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 7 | 8 | – |
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | – | — | — | 1 | — |
| Erysipelas | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 43 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 26 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 1 |
| Other tuberculous diseases | 15 | 2 | 7 | 3 | — | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Cancer, malignant disease | 31 | — | 1 | — | — | 20 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 3 |
| Bronchitis | 37 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 13 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 12 | 1 |
| Pneumonia | 36 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | 10 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 2 | – |
| Pleurisy | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory organs | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Alcoholism Cirrhosis of liver | 10 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | — |
| Venereal Diseases | — | — | — | – | — | — | — | — | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Premature birth | 20 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | – |
| Diseases and accidents of parturition | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| Heart Diseases | 51 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 27 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 2 |
| Accidents | 5 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Suicides | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 3 |
| All other causes | 178 | 20 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 58 | 82 | 24 | 15 | 20 | 38 | 36 | 45 | 13 |
| All causes | 518 | 86 | 37 | 26 | 20 | 186 | 163 | 53 | 39 | 43 | 98 | 147 | 138 | 39 |