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 Limehouse]
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CAUSES OF DEATH. | Under 1 Year. | Under 5 Years. | Under 10 Years. | Under 20 Years. | Under 40 Years. | Under 60 Years. | Under 80 Years. | Upwards. | Total. |
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Class 1. | |||||||||
1. Scarlatina | 3 | 25 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 32 |
2. Small Pox | ... | 4 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 8 |
3. Whooping Cough | 13 | 18 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 33 |
4. Measles | 2 | 8 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 |
5. Typhus | ... | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | ... | ... | 19 |
6. Rheumatic Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 |
7. Fever | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 6 |
8. Remittent Fever | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
9. Puerperal Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
10. Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 |
11. Diarrhœa | .. | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 6 |
12. Diptheria | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
13. Croup | ... | 5 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 |
14. Syphilitic | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | .. | ... | 2 |
Class 2. | |||||||||
1. Dropsy | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 6 |
2. Hemorrhage | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 4 |
3. Cancer | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | ... | 7 |
4 Abscess | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |