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 1898
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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Table B shows for the same years the number of
infectious cases notified, and the deaths from each notifiable
disease.
Table C shows the death -rate from Zymotic diseases for the last 10 years.
TABLE -A.
| 1898 | 1897 | 1896 | 1895 | 1894 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Births | 963 | 828 | 875 | 857 | 794 |
| Deaths | 415 | 367 | 343 | 377 | 310 |
| Death-rates | 11.6 | 11.3 | 11.06 | 12.1 | 10.3 |
| DEATHS— | |||||
| Under 1 year | 145 | 98 | 97 | 102 | 81 |
| Over 1 year and under 60 years | 151 | 175 | 150 | 174 | 147 |
| Above 60 years | 119 | 94 | 96 | 101 | 82 |
| From Measles | 2 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 6 |
| ,, Scarlet Fever | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| ,, Small Pox | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| ,, Diphtheria | 7 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 10 |
| „ Diarrhœa | 56 | 29 | 13 | 15 | 6 |
| ,, Whooping Cough | 3 | 7 | 15 | 23 | 8 |
| ,, Enteric Fever | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| ,, Puerperal Fever | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| ,, Erysipelas | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| ,, Influenza | 2 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 10 |
| ,, Membranous Croup | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |