London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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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| Cancer, malignant disease | 27 | 1 | — | — | 16 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | — | 2 | |
| Bronchitis | 24 | 7 | 4 | — | — | 3 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | — | — |
| Pneumonia | 22 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | — | 1 |
| Pleurisy | 3 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | - |
| Other diseases of respiratory organs | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| Alcoholism | 5 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | —1 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | |||||||||||||||
| Venereal diseases | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Premature birth | 18 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | — | — |
| Diseases and accidents of parturition | 2 | — | _ | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Heart diseases | 57 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 10 | — | — |
| Accidents | 7 | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 3 |
| Suicides | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| All other causes | 148 | 36 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 38 | 57 | 18 | 12 | 22 | 11 | 42 | 43 | 7 | |
| All causes | 424 | 104 | 39 | 10 | 18 | 140 | 113 | 47 | 39 | 38 | 41 | 126 | 133 | — | 18 |