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
London County Council 1899
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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| Cause of death. | All Ages. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1881-1890. | 1891-1894. | 1895. | 1896. | 1897. | 1898. | 1899. | |
| All Causes | 19.93 | 19.54 | 18.28 | 17.84 | 18.34 | 19.37 | |
| Smallpox | .00 | .00 | .00 | .00 | .00 | - | |
| Measles | .59 | .61 | .83 | .43 | .68 | .47 | |
| Scarlet fever | .23 | .17 | .19 | .16 | .12 | .08 | |
| Diphtheria | .55 | .54 | .60 | .51 | .40 | .43 | |
| Whooping cough | .57 | .35 | .66 | .41 | .48 | .38 | |
| Typhus | .00 | .00 | .00 | .00 | .00 | .00 | |
| Enteric fever | .14 | .14 | 13 | .13 | .13 | .18 | |
| Simple continued fever | .01 | .00 | .00 | .00 | .00 | .00 | |
| Diarrhoea and Dysentery | .59 | .82 | .72 | .93 | .97 | .92 | |
| Cholera | .02 | .02 | .02 | .03 | .03 | .03 | |
| Cancer | .79 | .85 | .87 | .89 | .92 | .94 | |
| Tabes Mesenterica | .29 | .29 | .24 | .22 | .22 | .22 | |
| Phthisis | 1.85 | 1.78 | 1.70 | 1.73 | 1.73 | 1.82 | |
| Other Tubercular diseases and Scrofula | .51 | .52 | .49 | .48 | .50 | .46 | |
| Nervous system, Diseases of the | 1.95 | 1.80 | 1.71 | 1.64 | 1.64 | 1.65 | |
| Circulatory system do. | 1.55 | 1.55 | 1.47 | 1.53 | 1.48 | 1.68 | |
| Respiratory system do. | 4.44 | 4.16 | 3.22 | 3.10 | 3.25 | 3.83 | |
| Digestive system do. | 1.07 | 1.15 | 1.16 | 1.29 | 1.32 | 1.49 | |
| Urinary system do. | .52 | .52 | .51 | .54 | .53 | .57 | |
| Generative system do. | .06 | .06 | .06 | .07 | .06 | .06 | |
| Influenza | .40 | .48 | .11 | .15 | .28 | .40 | |
| Other causes | 3.80 | 3.73 | 3.59 | 3.60 | 3.60 | 3.76 | |
| Cause of death. | Under 25. | ||||||
| 1891-1894. | 1895. | 1896. | 1897. | 1898. | 1899. | ||
| All causes | 18.10 | 18.07 | 17.96 | 16.39 | 1696 | 1655 | |
| Smallpox | .00 | .00 | .00 | .00 | - | - | |
| Measles | 1.13 | 1.16 | 1.57 | .81 | 1.29 | •89 | |
| Scarlet fever | .43 | .31 | .36 | .29 | .22 | .14 | |
| Diphtheria | 1.01 | 1.00 | 1.13 | .95 | .74 | .81 | |
| Whooping cough | 1.09 | .66 | 1.25 | .78 | .91 | .72 | |
| Typhus | .00 | .00 | .00 | - | .00 | .00 | |
| Enteric fever | .14 | .13 | .13 | .12 | .13 | .15 | |
| Simple continued fever | .01 | .00 | .00 | .00 | .00 | - | |
| Diarrhoea and Dysentery | 1.01 | 1.45 | 1.28 | 1.64 | 1.72 | 1.63 | |
| Cholera | .03 | .03 | .04 | .04 | .05 | .05 | |
| Cancer | .03 | .04 | .04 | .04 | .04 | .05 | |
| Tabes Mesenterica | .52 | .54 | .43 | .40 | .39 | .39 | |
| Phthisis | .77 | .71 | .66 | .64 | .64 | .68 | |
| Other Tubercular diseases and Scrofula | .88 | .89 | .81 | .81 | .85 | .75 | |
| Nervous system, Diseases of the | 1.67 | 1.52 | 1.39 | 1.26 | 1.26 | 1.24 | |
| Circulatory system do. | .38 | .34 | .33 | .33 | .29 | .36 | |
| Respiratory system do. | 3.71 | 3.66 | 3.27 | 2.88 | 2.88 | 2.96 | |
| Digestive system do. | .96 | 1.17 | 1.19 | 1.39 | 1.45 | 1.69 | |
| Urinary system do. | .10 | .09 | .09 | .08 | .09 | .07 | |
| Generative system do. | .01 | .01 | .01 | .02 | .02 | .01 | |
| Influenza | .13 | .17 | .05 | .05 | .09 | .11 | |
| Other causes | 4.09 | 4.19 | 3.93 | 3.86 | 3.90 | 3.85 | |
1 These death-rates are based upon deaths registered in the Registration County of London, and are uncorrected for deaths
occurring in public institutions.
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