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 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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| Cancer Malignat dieases | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 27 | 21 | 7 |
| Rheumatic Fever | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Meningitis | 10 | 3 | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | 2 | - | - |
| Organic Heart Disease | 47 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 2 |
| Bronchitis | 36 | 8 | 1 | — | — | - | 1 | 4 | 22 | - |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 48 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | 6 | 12 | 5 | - |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory organs | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | - |
| Diarrhoea and Enteritis | 40 | 30 | 5 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 4 | - | — | 1 | — | - | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 6 | — | — | — | - | - | - | 2 | - | |
| Alcoholism | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | ||
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 22 | 1 | — | — | — | - | 2 | 6 | 13 | 3 |
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - |
| Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 36 | 34 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 7 | 4 | - | — | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | - |
| Suicides | 6 | - | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | - |
| Other Defined Diseases | 183 | 17 | 3 | — | 2 | 4 | 14 | 42 | 101 | 21 |
| Diseases ill-defined or unknown | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| Totals | 628 | 117 | 37 | 16 | 22 | 19 | 78 | 139 | 200 | 41 |
| Sub-entries included in above figures. Cerebro spinal Meningitis | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Poliomyelitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Broncho Pneumonia | 19 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | _ |