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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 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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In addition to the deaths from Zymotic Diseases, the
principal causes of death were as follows:—
Pneumonia (all forms) 39
Bronchitis 33
Other Respiratory Diseases 8
Cancer 62
Phthisis 40
Other forms of Tuberculosis 5
Nephritis and Bright's Disease 10
Congenital Debility and Malformation
(including Premature Births) 34
Organic Heart Disease 66
For the purpose of comparison the following Table is compiled from the returns of the Registrar-General: —
Vital Statistics for 1920 (Provisional Figures).
| Annual Rates per 1,000 living. | Infant Mortality of infants under 1 year per 1,000 Births. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Births. | Deaths from all Causes. | ||
| England and Wales | 25 .4 | 12.4 | 80 |
| 96 Great Towns | 26.2 | 12.5 | 85 |
| 148 Smaller Towns | 24.9 | 11.3 | 80 |
| WIMBLEDON | 18.3 | 8.9 | 62 |
Table A shows the births, deaths and death-rates, and
deaths at certain ages and for specified causes for the past
five years.
Table B shows for the same years the number of infectious
cases notified, and the deaths from each disease.
Table C shows the death-rate from Zymotic Diseases,
Phthisis, and other forms of Tuberculosis for the past ten
years.
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