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 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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Table A.
| 1920 | 1919 | 1918 | 1917 | 1916 | 1915 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Births | 1144 | 861 | 759 | 868 | 1011 | 1000 |
| Deaths | 557 | 634 | 742 | 658 | 619 | 496 |
| Death-rates | 8.9 | 10.6 | 14.5 | 12.1 | 11.1 | 8.7 |
| DEATHS— | ||||||
| Under 1 year | 71 | 43 | 58 | 74 | 74 | 60 |
| Oyer 1 year and under 65 years | 279 | 315 | 439 | 339 | 290 | 243 |
| Above 65 years | 207 | 276 | 245 | 245 | 255 | 193 |
| From Measles | 6 | 2 | 5 | 35 | 4 | 9 |
| ,, Scarlet Fever | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| „ Small Pox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ,, Diphtheria | 12 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 8 |
| ,, Diarrhoea | 7 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 22 |
| „ Whooping Cough | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 |
| „ Enteric Fever | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| ,, Puerperal Fever | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| „ Erysipelas | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| „ Influenza | 8 | 62 | 144 | 16 | 9 | 16 |
Table B.
| DISEASES. | 1920 | 1919 | 1918 | 1917 | 1916 | 1915 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases Notified. | Deaths. | Cases Notified. | Deaths. | Cases Notified. | Deaths. | Cases Notified. | Deaths. | Cases Notified. | Deaths. | Cases Notified. | Deaths. | |
| Small Pox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Diphtheria | 123 | 12 | 86 | 8 | 111 | 7 | 82 | 12 | 129 | 9 | 118 | 8 |
| Erysipelas | 30 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 29 | 1 |
| Scarlet Fever | 230 | 2 | 119 | 1 | 73 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 52 | 2 | 187 | 1 |
| Enteric Fever | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 2 |
| Puerperal Fever | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 389 | 16 | 244 | 13 | 213 | 10 | 153 | 16 | 208 | 14 | 353 | 12 |