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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 1903
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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Table A shows the births, deaths and death-rates, and the deaths
at certain ages and for specified causes for the past 5 years.
Table B shows for the same years the number of infectious cases
notified and the deaths from each disease.
Table C shows the death-rate from zymotic diseases for the past
10 years.
| 1903 | 1902 | 1901 | 1900 | 1899 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Births | 1204 | 1144 | 1074 | 1075 | 1031 |
| Deaths | 389 | 455 | 457 | 559 | 547 |
| Death-rates | 8.4 | 10.5 | 10.97 | 12.7 | 13.02 |
| DEATHS— | |||||
| Under 1 year | 99 | 134 | 133 | 156 | 163 |
| Over 1 year and under 60 years | 169 | 192 | 206 | 239 | 230 |
| Above 60 years | 121 | 129 | 118 | 164 | 154 |
| From Measles | 4 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 1 |
| „ Scarlet Fever | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| „ Small Pox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| „ Diphtheria | 4 | 7 | 6 | 10 | |
| „ Diarrhœa | 13 | 6 | 24 | 19 | 21 |
| „ Whooping Cough | 9 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 15 |
| ., Enteric Fever | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| „ Puerperal Fever | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| „ Erysipelas | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| „ Influenza | 5 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 19 |