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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.
Over 25.
18811890.
18911894.
1895.
1896.
1897.
1898.
1899.
All causes
Smallpox
Measles
Scarlet fever
Diphtheria
Whooping cough
Typhus
Enteric fever
Simple continued fever
Diarrhoea and Dysentery
Cholera
Cancer
Tabes Mesenterica
Phthisis
Other Tubercular diseases and
Scrofula
Nervous system, Diseases of the
Circulatory system do.
Respiratory system do.
Digestive system do.
Urinary system do.
Generative system do.
Influenza
Other causes
2144
.09
.00
.01
.02
.00
.01
.17
.02
.16
.01
1.43
.02
3.44
.08
259
2.83
4.51
1.36
.94
.14
.03
3.58
21.96
.01
.00
.01
.03
.00
.00
.13
.01
.13
.01
1.64
.02
3.05
.09
2.27
2.86
5.24
1.20
.99
.12
.69
3.46
21.17
.00
.00
.00
.02
.00
.00
.16
.00
.12
.00
1.75
.02
2.96
.11
2.10
2.90
4.72
1.14
.99
.11
.84
3.23
18.64
.00
.00
.00
.02
.00
.00
.13
.00
.10
.00
1.80
.02
2.86
.12
2.07
2.74
3.18
1.12
.97
.11
.18
3.22
19.44
.00
.00
.01
.02
.00
.00
.14
.00
.14
.01
1.84
.02
2.94
.11
2.07
2.87
3.34
1.17
1.05
.13
.26
3.32
19.87
.00
.00
.01
.01
.00
.00
.13
.00
.13
.01
1.89
.03
2.95
.11
2.08
2.81
3.67
1.17
1.01
.10
.49
3.27
22.50
–
.00
.01
.02
.00
.00
.20
.00
.14
.01
1.95
.02
3.10
.13
2.11
3.13
4.80
1.26
1.13
.12
.71
3.66
In this table, 00 indicates that the deaths were too few to give a rate of 005; when no death occurred, — is inserted.
| Cause of death. | All ages. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1891-1894. | 1895. | 1896. | 1897. | 1898. | 1899. | |
| All causes | - .45 | - .84 | - 2.10 | - 2.54 | - 2.04 | - 1.01 |
| Smallpox | - .12 | - .12 | - .12 | - .12 | - .12 | - .12 |
| Measles | - .05 | - .03 | + .19 | - .21 | + .04 | - .17 |
| Scarlet fever | - .10 | - .16 | - .14 | - .17 | - .21 | - .25 |
| Diphtheria | + .29 | + .28 | + .34 | + .25 | + .14 | + .17 |
| Whooping cough | - .12 | - .34 | - .03 | - .28 | - .21 | - .31 |
| Typhus | - .01 | - .01 | - .01 | - .01 | - .01 | - .01 |
| Enteric fever | - .05 | - .05 | - .06 | - .06 | - .06 | - .01 |
| Simple continued fever | - .01 | - .02 | - .02 | - .02 | - .02 | - .02 |
| Diarrhoea and Dysentery | - .16 | + .07 | - .03 | + .18 | + .22 | + .17 |
| Cholera | + .00 | + .00 | + .00 | + .01 | + .01 | + .01 |
| Cancer | + .11 | + .17 | + .19 | + .21 | + .24 | + .26 |
| Tabes Mesenterica | - .06 | - .06 | - .11 | - .13 | - .13 | - .13 |
| Phthisis | - .23 | - .30 | - .38 | - .36 | - .35 | - .26 |
| Other Tubercular diseases and Scrofula | - .03 | - .02 | - .05 | - .06 | - .04 | - .08 |
| Nervous system, Diseases of the | - .38 | - .53 | - .62 | - .69 | - .69 | - .68 |
| Circulatory system do. | + .05 | + .05 | - .03 | + .03 | - .02 | + .18 |
| Respiratory system do. | + .14 | - .14 | - 1.08 | - 1.20 | - 1.05 | - .47 |
| Digestive system do. | - .05 | + .03 | + .04 | + .17 | + .20 | + .37 |
| Urinary system do. | + .01 | + -01 | + .00 | + .03 | + .02 | + .06 |
| Generative system do. | - .02 | - -02 | - .02 | - .01 | - .02 | - .02 |
| Influenza | + .38 | + -46 | + .09 | + .13 | + .26 | + .38 |
| Other causes | - .04 | - 11 | - .25 | - .24 | - .24 | - .08 |