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
Mile End 1894
Annual report upon the public health and sanitary condition of the District for the year 1894
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RETURNS OF MORTALITY IN THE HAMLET OF MILE END OLD TOWN for 1894.
| Including the Deaths occurring in the Workhouse Infirmary and excluding the Deaths in the Jewish Home, Stepney Green; Moses Alms Houses, Devonshire Street; Trinity Alms Houses; City of London Union; The East End Mothers Home; and South Grove Workhouse. | Deaths of Parishioners of Mile End Old Town which occurred in Public Institutions outside the Hamlet, such as Hospitals, Asylums, &c. | Total Deaths from all causes. | ||||||||||||||||||
| DISEASES. | AGES. | AGES. | AGES. | |||||||||||||||||
| 0 l | 1 5 | 5 I5 | 15 25 | 25 65 | 65 90 | 0 1 | 1 5 | 5 15 | 15 25 | 25 65 | 65 90 | 0 1 | 1 5 | 5 15 | 15 25 | 25 65 | 65 90 | |||
| Smallpox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ||
| Scarlatina | 1 | 9 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 10 | 9 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 1 | ... | ||
| Diphtheria | 2 | 28 | 12 | ... | 3 | ... | 3 | 22 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 50 | 19 | ... | 3 | ... | ||
| Membranous Croup | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Typhus Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Enteric or Typhoid Fever | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | 2 | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | ... | ||
| Continued Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Relapsing do. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Puerperal do. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ||
| Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Erysipelas | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | ||
| Measles | 29 | 85 | 6 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 30 | 91 | 6 | 1 | ... | ... | ||
| Whoopin Cough | 17 | 39 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 17 | 42 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ||
| Diarrhœa and Dysentery | 33 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 33 | 8 | 1 | ... | 6 | 5 | |||
| Rheumatic Fever | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Ague | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ||
| Phthisis | 4 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 113 | 8 | ... | 2 | 4 | 5 | 22 | ... | 4 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 135 | 8 | ||
| Bronchitis, Pneumonia and Pleurisy | 106 | 103 | 5 | 21 | 106 | 79 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 123 | 119 | 10 | 23 | 117 | 93 | ||
| Heart Disease | 5 | ... | 7 | 6 | 70 | 29 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 1 1 | 5 | 5 | ... | 7 | 12 | 81 | 34 | ||
| Injuries | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 5 | ||
| All other Diseases | 377 | 94 | 20 | 7 | 179 | 172 | 38 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 92 | 33 | 415 | 108 | 25 | 16 | 271 | 205 | ||
| 577 | 380 | 62 | 64 | 487 | 299 | 65 | 79 | 39 | 28 | 149 | 53 | 642 | 459 | 101 | 92 | 636 | 352 | |||