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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 1902
[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.
| 1902 | 1901 | 1900 | 1899 | 1898 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Births | 1141 | 1074 | 1075 | 1031 | 963 |
| Deaths | 455 | 457 | 559 | 547 | 415 |
| Death-rates | 10 5 | 1097 | 127 | 13.02 | 116 |
| DEATHS— | |||||
| Under 1 year | 134 | 133 | 156 | 163 | 145 |
| Over 1 year and under 60 years | 192 | 206 | 239 | 230 | 151 |
| Above 60 years | 129 | 118 | 164 | 154 | 119 |
| From Measles | 11 | 10 | 17 | 1 | 2 |
| Scarlet Fever | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| „ Small Pox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| „ Diphtheria | 7 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 7 |
| „ Diarrhoea | 6 | 24 | 19 | 21 | 56 |
| „ Whooping Cough | 17 | 13 | 5 | 15 | 3 |
| „ Enteric Fever | 3 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 1 |
| „ Puerperal Fever | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| „ Erysipelas | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| „ Influenza | 6 | 9 | 19 | 19 | 2 |