Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report on the sanitary condition of the Parish of Bermondsey for the year 1880
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TABLE III.
Total Deaths from certain groups of Diseases and rate of
mortality therefrom.
Diseases.
Total Deaths.
Proportion of
Deaths to
1000 Deaths.
Deaths per
1000 of
Population.
1—Seven Principal Zymotic
Diseases
411
4·7
226
2—Pulmonary Diseases
(Other than Phthisis)
421
4·9
234
3—Tubercular Diseases
(Not including Meningitis)
201
2·3
111
4—Wasting Diseases of
Infants
122
1·4
68
5—Convulsive Diseases of
Infants
183
2·1
102
NOTES.
1.—Includes Smallpox, Measles, Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria,
Whooping Cough, Fever and Diarrhœa.
2.—Includes Bronchitis, Pleurisy, Pneumonia, Asthma, Lung
Disease and Laryngitis.
3.—Includes Phthisis, Scrofula and Tabes.
4.—Includes Atrophy and Debility, Marasmus, Inanition, Want
of Breast Milk and Premature Birth.
5.—Includes Hydrocephalus and Meningitis, Convulsions and
Teething.
TABLE III. Total Deaths from certain groups of Diseases and rate of mortality therefrom.
Diseases. | Total Deaths. | Deaths per 1000 of Population. | Proportion of Deaths to 1000 Deaths. |
---|---|---|---|
1—Seven Principal Zymotic Diseases | 411 | 4·7 | 226 |
2—Pulmonary Diseases (Other than Phthisis) | 421 | 4·9 | 234 |
3—Tubercular Diseases (Not including Meningitis) | 201 | 2·3 | 111 |
4—Wasting Diseases of Infants | 122 | 1·4 | 68 |
5—Convulsive Diseases of Infants | 2·1 | 183 | 102 |