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. Giles District]
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Table IV.
Showing Mortality from certain Classes of Diseases and Proportions to Population and to 1,000 Deaths, 1882, viz.
Diseases. | Total Deaths. | Deaths per 1,000 of Population. | Proportion of Deaths to 1,000 Deaths. |
---|---|---|---|
1. Seven Principal Zymotic Diseases | 156 | 3.3 | 154.4 |
2. Pnlmonary (other than Phthisis) | 256 | 5.4 | 253.4 |
3. Tubercular | 124 | 2.6 | 122.7 |
4. Wasting Diseases of Infants (under 5) | 74 | 1.5 | 73.2 |
5. Convulsive Diseases of Infants (under 5) | 52 | 1.1 | 51.4 |
NOTES.
1. Includes Small-Pox, Measles, Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria,
Whooping-Cougli, Fever, and Diarrhoea.
3. Includes Phthisis, Scrofula, Rickets, and Tabes.
4. Includes Atrophy, Debility, Want of Breast Milk, and
Premature Birth.
5. Includes Hydrocephalus, Infantile Meningitis,
sions, and Teething.