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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 1909
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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| Tuberculous Diseases. | Congenital Defects | 5 | 2 | — | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 |
| Injury at Birth | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Want of Breast-milk, Starvation | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Atrophy, Debility, Marasmus | 2 | - | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 14 | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | |
| Tuberculous Peritonitis: Tabes Mesenterica | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Erysipelas | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Syphilis | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Rickets | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Other Causes | Convulsions | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Bronchitis | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 6 | |
| Laryngitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Pneumonia | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 3 | |
| Suffocation, overlying | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | |
| Other Causes | 5 | — | — | — | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 9 | |
| 25 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 38 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 91 | ||
Births in the year—Legitimate, 1,138.
Illegitimate, 43.
Deaths from all Causes at all Ages, 451.
Deaths in the year of—Legitimate Infante, 84.
Illegitimate Infants, 7.
Population—Estimated to middle of 1909—56,944