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 III.
Deaths Registered from All Caused during the Year, 1886.
Note. -The Deaths of non-Residents occurring In Public Institutions situated in the District are excluded, and the deaths of Residents occurring in public Institutions situated beyond the
limits of the District are Included.
Causes of Death. | AGES. | ||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Under 3 month. | 0 to 1 | 1 to 5 | 2 to 5 | 5 to 15 | 15 to 25 | 25 to 35 | 35 to 45 | 45 to 55 | 55 to 65 | 65 to 75 | 75 to 85 | 85 and upwards. | Total under 5 Years. | Total | 55 to 60 | ||
I. Zymotic diseases | .. | 80 | 115 | .. | 18 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | .. | .. | 239 | 1 | |
II. Parasitic Diseases | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
III. Dietic Diseases | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | |
V. Constitutional Diseases | .. | 75 | 46 | .. | 22 | 19 | 38 | 36 | 37 | 20 | 14 | .. | .. | .. | 307 | 15 | |
V. Developmental Diseases | .. | 37 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 12 | 14 | 13 | .. | 110 | 2 | |
VI. Local Diseases | .. | 112 | 290 | .. | 72 | 57 | 35 | 59 | 71 | 113 | 95 | 43 | 4 | .. | 696 | 48 | |
VII. Violent Deaths | .. | 10 | 7 | .. | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 2 | .. | .. | 65 | .. | |
VIII. Not specified or ill defined | .. | 43 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 47 | .. | |
Total | .. | 360 | 290 | .. | 72 | 57 | 88 | 106 | 118 | 139 | 129 | 94 | 17 | .. | 1470 | 66 | |
Class 1. ZYMOTIC DISEASES Order 1.—Miasmatic. | |||||||||||||||||
1 Small pox | Vaccinated | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Unvaccinated | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
No Statement | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
2 Measles | .. | 8 | 26 | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 39 | .. | |
3 scarlet fever (Scarlatina) | .. | 2 | 17 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 23 | .. | |
4 Typhus Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
5 Whooping Cough | .. | 11 | 43 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 56 | .. | |
6 Diphtheria | .. | 2 | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | .. | |
7 Simple Continued Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
8 Enteric or Typhoid Fever | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 18 | .. | |
9 Other Miasmatic Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Order 2.—Diarrheal Diseases 1 Diarrhœa, Dysentery | .. | 46 | 22 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | .. | .. | 80 | 1 | |
Order 3.—Malarial Diseases 1 Remittent Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
2 Ague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
order 4.—Zoogenous Diseases 1 Cow pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
2 Other Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Order 5.—Venereal Diseases 1 Syphilis | .. | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 | .. | |
Order 6.—Septic Diseases 1 Erysipelas | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | |
2 Pyæmia, Septicæmia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | |
Class 2. PARASTIC DISEASES 1 Thrush | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
Class 3. DIETIC DISEASES 1 Want of Breast Milk | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | |
2 Chronic Alcoholism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
3 Dellirium Tremens | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | |
Class 4. CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES 1 Rheumatic Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
2 Rheumatism | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 13 | .. | |
3 Gout | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | |
4 Rickets | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | .. | |
5 Cancer | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | 31 | 6 | |
6 Tabes Mesenterica | .. | 51 | 17 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 69 | .. | |
7 Hydrocephalus | .. | 17 | 19 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 36 | .. | |
8 Phthisis | .. | 4 | 5 | .. | 13 | 15 | 34 | 32 | 25 | 9 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | 143 | 8 | |
9 Scrofula | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | .. | |
10 Purpura | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
11 Other Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Class 5. DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES 1 Premature Birth | .. | 34 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 34 | .. | |
2 Atelectasis | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
3 Congenital Malformations | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | |
4 Old Age | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 12 | 44 | 13 | .. | 73 | 2 | |
Class 6. LOCAL DISEASES Order 1.—Nereous System. 1 Inflammation of Brain | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 24 | .. | |
2. Apoplexy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 1 | .. | 60 | 4 | |
3 Insanity | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | |
4 Epilepsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
5 Convulsions | .. | 29 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 35 | .. | |
6 Laryngismus Stridulus | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | |
7 Paralysis Agitans | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | |
8 Other Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | 7 | .. |
NOTES.
1. Includes Smallpox, Measles, Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria,
Whooping Cough, Fever, and Diarrhœa.
3. Includes Phthisis, Scrofula, Rickets, and Tabes.
4. Includes Marasmus, Atrophy, Debility, want of Breast
Milk, and Premature Birth.
5. Includes Hydrocephalus, Infantile Meningitis, Convulsions,
and Teething.