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Wimbledon 1906
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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BOROUGH OF WIMBLEDON. TABLE 4.
Causes of, and Ages at, Death during year 1906.
| CAUSES OF DEATH. | Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occurring in or beyond the District. | Deaths at all ages of "Residents" belonging to Localities, whether occurring in or beyond the district. | Total Deaths whether of "Residents" or " nonresidents " in Public Institutions in the District. | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 5. | 5 and under 15 | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | St. Mary's Ward. | St. John's Ward. | Cotten-ham Park Ward. | Dundonald Ward. | Trinity Ward. | South Park Ward. | ||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | |
| Small-pox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Measles | 19 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 4 | — | — | |
| Scarlet fever | 5 | — | 1 | 4 | — | - | — | — | — | - | — | 1 . | 4 | — | 4 | |
| Whooping-cough | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | - | — | - | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | |
| Diphtheria & membranous croup | 9 | — | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | 3 | |
| Croup | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | |
| Fever | Typhus | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Enteric | 5 | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | |
| Other continued | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Epidemic Influenza | 10 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | - | |
| Cholera | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Plague | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | |
| Diarrhœa | 90 | 63 | 26 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | - | 2 | 5 | 32 | 50 | - | — | |
| Enteritis | 8 | 5 | 1 | — | - | 1 | 1 | - | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | - | |
| Puerperal fever | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | - | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Erysipelas | 5 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | |