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Wimbledon 1900
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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TABLE 5. Table of Deaths during the Year 1900, in the Urban Sanitary District of
Wimbledon, Classified according to Diseases, Ages and Localities.
| Localities. Public Institutions being shown as separate localities. | Mortality from all causes at subjoined ages. | (i) | Mortality from subjoined causes, distinguishing deaths of children under 5 years of age. | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At all Ages | Und'r 1 year | 1 and und'r 5 | 5 and und'r 15 | 15 and und'r 25 | 25 and und'r 65 | 65 and up- w'rds. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | ||
| Scarlatina. | Diphtheria. | Erysipelas. | Measles. | Whooping Cough. | Diarrhoea and Dysentery. | Phthisis. | Bronchitis*, Pneumonia and Pleurisy. | Heart Disease. | Injuries. | All other Diseases. | Total | |||||||||
| (a) | (b) | (C) | (d) | (e) | (f) | (g) | (h) | |||||||||||||
| WIMBLEDON | 541 | 156 | 56 | 25 | l6 | 171 | 117 | Under 5 | ... | 6 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 19 | 2 | 43 | 3 | 3 | 115 | 212 |
| 5 upwards | ... | 4 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 18 | 64 | 46 | 10 | 184 | 329 | ||||||||
| ATKINSON MORLEY'S HOSPTL. | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 5 upwards | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 6 | ||||||||
| COTTAGE HOSPITAL (North Wimbledon). | 6 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | ... | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 5 upwards | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||
| COTTAGE HOSPITAL (South Wimbledon). | 5 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| 5 upwards | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||
| ISOLATION HOSPITAL (Gap Road). | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| 5 upwards | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||
| TOTALS | 559 | 156 | 58 | 26 | 16 | 184 | 119 | Under 5 | ... | 6 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 19 | 2 | 43 | 3 | 3 | 116 | 214 |
| 5 upwards | ... | 4 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 18 | 64 | 46 | 12 | 198 | 345 | ||||||||
| The subjoined numbers have also been taken into account in judging of the above records of mortality. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Deaths occurring outside the district among persons belonging thereto. | 24 | 3 | ... | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 |
| 5 upwards | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 2 | 2 | ... | 12 | 21 | ||||||||
| Deaths occurring within the district among persons not belonging thereto. | 13 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 2 | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 5 upwards | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | ||||||||