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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 1893
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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TABLE A.
| 1893 | 1892 | 1891 | 1890 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Births | 780 | 738 | 711 | 689 |
| Deaths | 363 | 333 | 334 | 287 |
| Death-rates | 12.9 | 12.8 | 12.8 | 10.62 |
| DEATHS— | ||||
| Under 1 year | 107 | 90 | 76 | 75 |
| „ 60 years | 166 | 124 | 159 | 121 |
| Above 60 years | 90 | 119 | 99 | 91 |
| From Measles | 5 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| „ Scarlet Fever | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| „ Gastric Fever | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| „ Small Pox | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| „ Diphtheria | 3 | 8 | 7 | 5 |
| „ Diarrhœa | 16 | 8 | 11 | 1 |
| „ Whooping Cough | 1 | 4 | 10 | 0 |
| „ Enteric Fever | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
TABLE IB.
| DISEASES. | 1893 | 1892 | 1891 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases Notified | Deaths | Cases Notified | Deaths. | Cases Notified | Deaths | |
| Small Fox | 21 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Puerperal Fever | 11 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Diphtheria | 37 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 16 | 7 |
| Membranous Croup | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Scarlet Fever | 294 | 3 | 135 | 0 | 76 | 1 |
| Enteric Fever | 16 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| Erysipelas | 79 | 2 | 49 | 2 | 53 | 2 |
| Measles | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 460 | 20 | 217 | 18 | 155 | 11 |
TABLE C.
| Year | 1893 | 1892 | 1891 | 1890 | 1889 | 1888 | 1887 | 1886 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zymotic Rate | 2.03 | 1.7 | 1.15 | 0.62 | 1.18 | 0.81 | 1.48 | 1.61 |