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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 1906
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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Table A shows the births, deaths (registered in district) 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-rates from zymotic diseases, phthisis
and other forms of tuberculosis for the past 10 years.
| 1906 | 1905 | 1904 | 1903 | 1902 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Births | 1185 | 1146 | 1142 | 1204 | 1144 |
| Deaths | 584 | 397 | 487 | 389 | 455 |
| Death-rates | 11.7 | 8.2 | 10.2 | 8.4 | 10.5 |
| DEATHS— | |||||
| Under 1 year | 175 | 80 | 153 | 99 | 134 |
| Over 1 year and under 60 years | 260 | 175 | 187 | 169 | 192 |
| Above 60 years | 149 | 142 | 147 | 121 | 129 |
| From Measles | 19 | 1 | 23 | 11 | |
| „ Scarlet Fever | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| „ Small Pox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| „ Diphtheria | 9 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 7 |
| „ Diarrhœa | 90 | 15 | 43 | 13 | 6 |
| „ Whooping Cough | 4 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 17 |
| „ Enteric Fever | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| „ Puerperal Fever | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| „ Erysipelas | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| „ Influenza | 10 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 6 |