[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Whitechapel] page 24

Whitechapel 1888

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Whitechapel]

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Table: T able N.—METROPOLITAN DEATHS FOR 1888.

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T able N.—METROPOLITAN DEATHS FOR 1888.

Causes of Death.		1st Quar.	2nd Quar.	3rd Quar.	4th Quar.	Total.	Causes of Death.	1st Quar.	2nd Quar.	3rd Quar.	4th Quar.	???
All Causes		23424	18030	17258	20138	78850	45 Diseases of circulatory system	1924	1438	1320	1577
All Causes		23424	18030	17258	20138	78850	46 Croup	190	94	75	135
ZYMOTIC DISEASES.							46 Croup	190	94	75	135
ZYMOTIC DISEASES.							47 Bronchitis	4065	2007	1167	2847
1 Small Pox	Vaccinated	1	1	2	1	5	48 Pneumonia	1658	1126	692	1181
	Unvaccinated	...	...	...	...	...	49 Pleurisy	73	71	49	74
	No statement	3	...	...	1	4	50 Other respiratory dis's	558	317	226	391
2 Measles		238	247	428	1488	2401	50 Other respiratory dis's	558	317	226	391
2 Measles		238	247	428	1488	2401	51 Dentition	165	178	144	116
3 Scarlet fever		414	235	238	321	1208	51 Dentition	165	178	144	116
4 Typhus „		4	1	2	3	10	52 Quinzy, sore throat	29	19	21	33
5 Relapsing fever		...	...	...	...	...	53 Enteritis	86	76	194	108
6 Influenza		...	...	...	3	3	54 Peritonitis	86	70	95	83
7 Whooping Cough		1618	800	348	223	2989	55 Diseases of liver	314	314	354	348
8 Diphtheria		314	254	273	460	1301	56 Other diseases of digestive system	402	363	408	357
9 Simple, continued and ill.defined fever		10	8	9	6	33	56 Other diseases of digestive system	402	363	408	357
9 Simple, continued and ill.defined fever		10	8	9	6	33	57 Diseases of lymphatic system and dudlless glands	31	28	19	17
10 Enteric fever		229	141	123	184	677
11 Simple cholera		2	8	42	4	56
12 Diarrhœa, Dysentery		151	240	1439	346	2176
13 Remittent fever		3	2	4	...	9	58 Disea's urinary system	592	536	469	519
14 Hydrophobia		...	...	1	2	3
15 Glanders		...	1	...	...	1
16 Cow pox and effects of vaccination		...	2	1	1	4	59 Diseases, generative system	78	66	62	69
17 Venereal affections		141	116	I42	117	516	59 Diseases, generative system	78	66	62	69
18 Erysipelas		84	73	44	48	249	60 Accidents of childbirth	36	43	47	43
19 Pyaemia & Septicaemia		38	43	39	32	152	60 Accidents of childbirth	36	43	47	43
20 Puerperal fever		133	63	38	41	275	61 Diseases of locomotive system	97	80	90	101
21 Other zymotic diseases		20	15	14	27	76	61 Diseases of locomotive system	97	80	90	101
22 Thrush		15	10	25	13	63	62 Diseases of integumen tary system	72	6l	67	58
23 Worms and other parasitic diseases		2	5	...	7	14	62 Diseases of integumen tary system	72	6l	67	58
23 Worms and other parasitic diseases		2	5	...	7	14	VIOLENT DEATHS. Accident.
24 Starvation, want of breast.milk		14	15	19	13	61	VIOLENT DEATHS. Accident.
24 Starvation, want of breast.milk		14	15	19	13	61	63 Fradture and contusion	245	231	267	241
25 Alcoholism		72	84	64	77	297	64 Gun shot wounds	3	1	...	1
25 Alcoholism		72	84	64	77	297	65 Cut, stab	8	2	4	7
26 Rheumatic fever and rheumatism of heart		141	108	61	87	397	66 Burn and scald	125	56	47	8b
26 Rheumatic fever and rheumatism of heart		141	108	61	87	397	67 Poison	19	22	12	14
27 Rheumatism		37	25	22	24	108	68 Drowning	42	84	102	41
28 Gout		56	28	26	28	138	69 Suffocation	222	181	122	192
29 Rickets		52	62	52	64	230	70 Otherwise	37	25	28	33
30 Cancer		655	774	694	733	2856	70 Otherwise	37	25	28	33
31 Tabes Mesenterica		281	252	437	279	1249	Homicide.
32 Tubercular meningitis		298	322	329	271	1220	71 Murder & mansl'ghter	14	22	20	20
33 Phthisis		2026	1842	1624	1966	7458	71 Murder & mansl'ghter	14	22	20	20
34 Scrofula, tuberculosis		222	232	230	178	862	Suicide.
35 Other constitutnl. dis's		165	143	117	121	546	72 Gun shot wounds	5	17	14	12
35 Other constitutnl. dis's		165	143	117	121	546	73 Cut, stab	19	21	12	13
36 Premature birth		482	466	476	515	1939	74 Poison	26	30	36	20
37 Atelectasis		38	40	47	36	l6l	75 Drowning	10	l6	11	14
38 Congnitl. malformatns.		101	84	62	98	345	76 Hanging	15	31	24	16
39 Old Age		824	605	496	559	2484	77 Otherwise	3	11	14	9
40 Apoplexy		600	542	512	582	2236	Execution.
41 Epilepsy		95	103	88	79	365	78 Hanging	...	...	...	1
42 Convulsions		646	549	640	557	2392	78 Hanging	...	...	...	1
43 Other diseases of brain and nervous system		1191	1189	1008	977	4365	79 Inquest	1666	1416	1275	1457
43 Other diseases of brain and nervous system		1191	1189	1008	977	4365	80 Other causes	734	629	798	762
44 Diseases of organs of special sense		25	32	32	27	116	80 Other causes	734	629	798	762
							81 Uncertified deaths	219	174	148	229