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 1863
Report of the Medical Officer of Health to the Vestry of Mile End Old Town
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TABLE VI.
CAUSES OF DEATH.
| DISEASES. | DEATHS. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4 th Quarter. | Total. | |
| Fever | 34 | 35 | 29 | 35 | 133 |
| Small Pox | 2 | 1 | - | 5 | 8 |
| Measles | 26 | 45 | 19 | 20 | 110 |
| Scarlatina | 21 | 5 | 26 | 18 | 70 |
| Cynanche Maligna and Diphtheria | 4 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 23 |
| Diarrhœa of Adults | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| Do. Children under 3 yrs. | 2 | 3 | 28 | 16 | 47 |
| Cholera | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Dysentery | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Whooping Cough | 23 | 20 | 10 | 14 | 67 |
| Cramp | 8 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 34 |
| Erysipelas | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | 6 |
| Diseases of Abdominal Organs | 11 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 49 |
| Inflammations of Lungs | 34 | 17 | 25 | 35 | 111 |
| Bronchitis, Pneumonia, &c., of Children under 3 years of age | 32 | 37 | 24 | 38 | 131 |
| Pulmonary Consumption | 46 | 58 | 43 | 61 | 206 |
| Water on the Brain and Convulsions of Infants | 17 | 26 | 23 | 25 | 91 |
| Teething | 12 | 11 | 6 | 18 | 47 |
| Dropsy | 6 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 32 |
| Cancer | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 21 |
| Hernia | - | - | - | - | - |
| Diseases of Heart and large Bloodvessels | 17 | 15 | 21 | 13 | 66 |
| Apoplexy, Paralysis, and other Diseases of the Brain | 45 | 27 | 22 | 32 | 126 |
| Puerperal Fever | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| Premature Birth and Debility from Birth | 19 | 17 | 36 | 42 | 114 |
| Violence,Privation and poison | 14 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 46 |
| Natural Decay | 40 | 22 | 30 | 49 | 141 |
| Other Diseases, chiefly Chronic | 32 | 34 | 28 | 32 | 126 |
| Total | 462 | 447 | 413 | 514 | 1836 |