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Wimbledon 1902
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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TABLE 4 Table of Deaths during the year 1902, in the Urban Sanitary District of Wimbledon, Classified according to Diseases, Ages and Localities.
| LOCALITIES. | Mortality from all causes at subjoined ages. | Mortality from subjoined causes, distinguishing deaths of children under 5 years of age. | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At all Ages | Under 1 year | 1 and under 5 | 5 and under 15 | 15 and under 25 | 25 and under 65 | 65 and upwards | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | ||
| Public Institutions being shown as seperate localities. | Scarlatina | Diphtheria | Measles | Whooping Cough | Diarrhoea and Dysentery | Phthis | Bronchitis, Pneumonia & Pleurisv | Heart Disease | Injuries | All other Diseases | Total | ||||||||
| (a) | (b) | (C) | (d) | (e) | (f) | (g) | (h) | (i) | |||||||||||
| Wimbledon | 434 | 131 | 41 | 11 | 15 | 130 | 106 | Under 5 | ... | ... | 11 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 2 | 102 | 172 |
| 5 upwards | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 21 | 48 | 50 | 6 | 134 | 262 | ||||||||
| Atkinson Morley's Hpl. | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 5 upwards | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Cottage Hospital (North Wimbledon) | 5 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 1 | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 5 upwards | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||
| Cottage Hospital (South Wimbledon) | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 upwards | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||
| Isolation Hospital (Gap Road) | 7 | ... | 4 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 |
| 5 upwards | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ||||||||
| Totals | 455 | 134 | 46 | 15 | 15 | 138 | 107 | Under 5 | ... | 4 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 3 | 105 | 180 |
| 5 upwards | ... | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | 21 | 50 | 51 | 8 | 140 | 275 | ||||||||
| The subjoined numbers have also beeu taken into account in judging of the above recerds of mortality. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Deaths occurring outside the district among persons belonging thereto. | 46 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 19 | 23 | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 |
| 5 upwards | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 3 | 10 | ... | 26 | 43 | ||||||||
| Deaths occurring within the district among persons not belonging thereto. | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | Under5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| 5 upwards | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ||||||||