Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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.
| 1900 | 1899 | 1898 | 1897 | 1896 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Births | 1075 | 1031 | 963 | 828 | 875 |
| Deaths | 559 | 547 | 415 | 367 | 343 |
| Death-rates | 12.7 | 13.02 | |||
| DEATHS— | |||||
| Under I year | 156 | 163 | 145 | 98 | |
| Over I year and under 60 years | 239 | 230 | 151 | 175 | 150 |
| Above 60 years | 164 | 154 | 119 | 94 | 96 |
| From Measles | 17 | 1 | 2 | l6 | 9 |
| ,, Scarlet Fever | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| ,, Small Pox | |||||
| ,, Diphtheria | 10 | 12 | 7 | 6 | |
| ,, Diarrhoea | 21 | 56 | 29 | 13 | |
| ,, Whooping Cough | 5 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 15 |
| ,, Enteric Fever | 5 | 6 | 3 | ||
| ,, Puerperal Fever | 2 | ||||
| ,, Erysipelas | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||
| ,, Influenza | 2 | 4 | 4 |