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London County Council 1899

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]

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Table: The following table gives more detailed information concerning the principal diseases included in the constitutional, nervous, and respiratory groups—

The following table gives more detailed information concerning the principal diseases included in the constitutional, nervous, and respiratory groups—

Causes of death.1Corrected annual average 1889-98.1899.
Rheumatic fever, rheumatism of heart405390
Rheumatism110105
Gout166125
Rickets282240
Cancer3,6694,234
Tabes mesenterica1,232962
Tubercular meningitis1,2571,122
Phthisis8,4538,510
Scrofula, tuberculosis1,024994
Other constitutional diseases682718
Apoplexy2,2622,294
Epilepsy398353
Convulsions2,1361,683
Other diseases of the brain and nervous system4,4723,917
Croup25777
Bronchitis10,2039,195
Pneumonia6,0696,666
Pleurisy311288
Other diseases of the respiratory system1,4341,385

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More exact comparison can be made of certain causes of death in London sanitary districts
by reference to the following table. These death rates are fully corrected for deaths in institutions
(see footnote (1), page 3), but are uncorrected for differences in age and sex distribution.
Such correction may perhaps, profitably be made when the death rates from these diseases, fully
corrected for institution deaths, can be ascertained for a more extended period than one or two
years.

Table: Death rates2 per100,000from all causes and from certain causes in each sanitary area,l899(365 days).

Death rates2 per100,000from all causes and from certain causes in each sanitary area,l899(365 days).

Sanitary area.Measles.Rheumatic fever.Cancer.Tabes mesenterica.Tubercular meningitis.Phthisis.Other tubercular diseases.Pneumonia.Other diseases of respiratory system.Other causes.All causes.
Paddington55124131111491012141,0081,604
Kensington138991520136161412241,0921,764
Hammersmith196892328169101412331,1771,895
Fulham518632123182181482291,1801,923
Chelsea1951011724179201452721,1751,957
St. George, Hanover-sq.21211341413615841948271,410
Westminster33_94173132681653191,2192,212
St. James, Westminster14911051821151142201,0721,778
Ma,rvlfibone166107822201131122501,1241,859
Hampstead275876157912701087431,152
Pancras419931425198261892451,1852,025
Islington4710832227160181282451,0701,810
Stoke Newington281110517288511941367551,270
Hackney495851823149201201861,0291,684
St. Giles4381051330320191692421,0321,981
St. Martin-in-the-Fields4188216818981401249741,590
Strand221774939269431913261,2822,272
Holborn37171011737304141923881,3682,475
Clerkenwell568702036235261773501,2832,261
St. Luke6410732422357202134821,5712,836
City of London141496729204321612681,3152,140
Shoreditch7411794030208301743171,4142,377
Bethnal green7610874540235171913481,2322,281
Whitechapel719723325243252102891,1282,105
St. George-in-the-East1172662539257332533341,5622,688
Limehonse1059903636233372072811,5172,551
Mile-end Old-town4611691727183231872431,3182,124
Poplar609753923213121622911,3212,205
St. Saviour, Southwark918785458351332402891,3222,524
St. George, Southwark10115884125342362633491,5072,767
Newington70131013422263252022811,3802,391
St. Olave90_811845243183333611,3072,496
Bermondsey789804030214212232611,4402,396
Rotherhithe3410908819183172632051,2182,127
Lambeth557891723175241262491,1501,915
Battersea609671117156261431809991,668
Wandsworth291194111911917911419961,528
Camberwell499762129154181082171,0571,738
Greenwich697911627150191151951,1821,871
Lewisham12109691910917801491,0761,577
Woolwich3114753426246391612311,2642,121
Lee65212425179917821179491,497
Plumstead514100251214411831588721,424
Lonodn478882125182901459381.1491.923

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In this table where — ia inserted no deaths occurred.
See footnote (2), page 3.
2 Fee footnote ('), page 3.