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 1904
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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| Cancer, malignant disease | 25 | — | — | — | 1 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 1 | — | 3 | 6 | 11 | — | 1 |
| Bronchitis | 37 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | 8 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 8 | — | 1 |
| Pneumonia | 40 | 4 | 10 | — | 2 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 16 | — | — |
| Pleurisy | 3 | 1 | — | — | - | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | |
| Other diseases of respiratory organs | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Alcoholism | 6 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | |||||||||||||||
| Venereal diseases | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — |
| Premature birth | 15 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | — | — |
| Diseases and accidents of parturition | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Heart diseases | 37 | 6 | — | 1 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Accidents | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 5 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Suicides | 6 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | — | 1 |
| All other causes | 183 | 52 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 42 | 66 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 20 | 53 | 59 | — | 10 |
| All causes | 526 | 161 | 67 | 17 | 11 | 134 | 136 | 40 | 40 | 44 | 61 | 158 | 183 | — | 29 |