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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Table II.
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. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Class 1. | |||||||||
1. Scarlatina | 5 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | 43 |
2. Small Pox | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 14 |
3. Whooping Cough | 15 | 37 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 56 |
4. Measles | 9 | 57 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 68 |
5. Fever | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 9 |
6. Typhus | ... | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 10 |
7. Typhoid | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 4 |
8. Remittent Fever | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 |
9. Intermittent Fever | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 |
10. Rheumatic Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 3 |
11. Puerperal Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
12. Cynanche Maligna | 2 | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 |
13. Diphtheria | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 |
14. Croup | 3 | 20 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 25 |
15. Diarrhœa | 19 | 6 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 28 |
16. Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 4 |
17. Influenza | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 |
18. Syphilis | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 4 |