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Wimbledon 1903
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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Wimbledon Urban District. TABLE 4-
Causes of, and Ages at, Death during year 1903.
| CAUSES OF DEATH. 1 | Deaths in or belonging to whole District at subjoined Ages. | Deaths in or belonging to Localities (at all Age?>). | Total Deaths in Public Institutions in the District. 16 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All ages. 2 | Under 1 year. 3 | 1 and under 5. 4 | 5 and under 15 5 | 15 and under 25. 6 | 25 and under 65. 7 | 65 and upwards. 8 | St. Mary's Ward. 9 | St. John's W ard. 10 | Cottenham Parle Ward. 11 | Dundonald Ward. 12 | Holy Trinity Ward. 13 | South Park Ward. 14 | 15 | |||
| Small-pox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Measles | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | |
| Scarlet fever | 1 | — | - | 1 | — | - | — | — | - | - | — | — | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Whooping-cough | 9 | 5 | 4 | — | - | - | - | — | - | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | — | |
| Diphtheria & membranous croup | 4 | 1 | 3 | - | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | |
| Croup | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — . | |
| Fever | Typhus | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | |
| Enteric | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | _ | 1 | — | 2 | |
| Other continued | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Epidemic Influenza | 5 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | - | - | 2 | — | - | |
| Cholera | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | |
| Plague | — | - | _ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | |
| Diarrhoea | 13 | 9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 5 | 4 | — | — | |
| Enteritis | 6 | 3 | — | — | - | 2 | 1 | i | - | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | |
| Puerperal fever | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | - | — | - | — | — | 2 | — | — | ||
| Erysipelas | 1 | 1 | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | - | — | ||
| Other septic diseases | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | _ | 1 | — | - | 1 | — | — | |
| Phthisis | 27 | 2 | — | - | 8 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 8 | - | ||