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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 1894
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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TABLE A.
| 1894 | 1893 | 1892 | 1891 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Births | 794 | 780 | 738 | 711 |
| Deaths | 810 | 363 | 333 | 334 |
| Death-rates | 103 | 129 | 128 | 12.8 |
| DEATHS— | ||||
| Under 1 year | 81 | 107 | 90 | 76 |
| Over 1 year and under 6O Years | 147 | 1G6 | 124 | 159 |
| Above 60 years | 82 | 90 | 119 | 99 |
| From Measles | G | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| „ Scarlet Fever | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| „ Smallpox | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| „ Diphtheria | 10 | 3 | 8 | 7 |
| „ Diarrhoea | 6 | 16 | 8 | 11 |
| „ Whooping Cough | 8 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| „ Enteric Fever | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
TABLE B.
| DISEASES. | 1894 | 1893 | 1892 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases Notified. | Deaths. | Cases Notified. | Deaths. | Cases Notified | Deaths. | |
| Smallpox | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Puerperal Fever | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Diphtheria | 43 | 10 | 37 | 3 | 17 | 8 |
| Membranous Croup | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Scarlet Fever | 93 | 0 | 294 | 3 | 135 | 0 |
| Enteric Fever | 13 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Erysipelas | 45 | 1 | 79 | 2 | 49 | 2 |
| Measles | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 196 | 20 | 460 | 20 | 217 | 18 |
TABLE C.
| Year | 1894 | 1893 | 1892 | 1891 | 1890 | 1889 | 1888 | 1887 | 1886 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zymotic Rate | 1.60 | 2.03 | 1.7 | 1.15 | 0.62 | 118 | 0.81 | 1.48 | 1.61 |