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 1919
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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| Rheumatic Fever | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Meningitis | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Organic Heart Disease | 65 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | 18 | 41 | 4 |
| Bronchitis | 57 | 5 | 1 | l | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | 41 | 2 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 40 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 1 |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory organs | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | — |
| Diarrhoea and Enteritis | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Alcoholism | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 24 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 5 | 14 | 5 |
| Puerperal Fever | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 |
| Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 18 | 17 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 22 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 2 |
| Suicides | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Other Defined Diseases | 173 | 8 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 14 | 32 | 107 | 31 |
| Diseases ill-defined or unknown | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Totals | 634 | 43 | 6 | 22 | 24 | 28 | 101 | 134 | 276 | 74 |
| Sub-entries included in above figures. Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Poliomyelitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bronchopneumonia | 12 | 2 | l | 2 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | - |