Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Martin-in-the-Fields]
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CAUSES OF DEATH. | Diminution in 1900. | Excess in 1900. |
---|---|---|
Small-pox | 41 | - |
Measles | 886 | — |
Scarlet Fever | 554 | — |
Typhus | 4 | — |
Influenza | — | 488 |
Whooping-cough | 483 | - |
Diphtheria | 705 | — |
Simple Fever | 11 | — |
Enteric Fever | — | 116 |
Diarrhœal Diseases | — | 136 |
Cancer | - | 451 |
Phthisis and Tubercular Diseases | 888 | - |
Premature Birth | 24 | — |
Diseases of Nervous System | 974 | — |
Diseases of Circulatory System | 78 | - |
Diseases of Respiratory System | 1,045 | — |
Diseases of Urinary System | — | 181 |
Childbirth and Puerperal Fever | 114 | - |
Accident | — | 158 |
Homicide | 11 | — |
Suicide | 12 | — |
All other Causes | 118 | — |
Net Diminution or Excess | 4,418 | — |
This Table shows in a summary form the number of lives saved
or the number lost in the year 1900, as compared with the
preceding decennium, under each of the more important headings in
the list of causes.