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.
Note- The deaths of non-Residents occurrin in Public Institution situared in the Disteict are excluded
and the Deaths of Residentd occurring in Public Institutions sitnated beyond the
limits of the Disterct, are included.
AGES | |||||||||||||
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Cause of | 0 to 1 | 1 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 upwaeds. | TOTLE | 55 to 60 |
CLASSES. | |||||||||||||
1.Zymotic Diseases | 105 | 131 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | 264 | .. |
II. Parasitic Diseases | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
III. Dietic Diseases | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | .. |
IV. Constitutional Diseases | 24 | 27 | 5 | 19 | 34 | 30 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 6 | .. | 205 | .. |
V. Developmental Diseases | 30 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 31 | 39 | 12 | 116 | .. |
VI. Local Diseases | 193 | 112 | 22 | 28 | 28 | 60 | 83 | 79 | 68 | 29 | 7 | 709 | .. |
VII. Violent Diseases | 22 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | .. | 77 | .. |
VIII. Not specifide or ill-definer | 45 | 2 | .. | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | ||
Class 1. Zymotic Diseases | .. | 63 | .. | ||||||||||
Order l.—Miannatic. Varcinated | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 Smalloox Unvaccinated | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 smallpox Unvaccinated No Statement | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 88 | .. |
3 Scarlet Fever (Scarlatina) | 26 | 16 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 23 | .. |
4 Typhus Fever | 5 | 16 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
5 Whooping Cough | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
6 Diphtheria | 25 | 33 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 58 | |
7 Simple Continued Fever | 2 | 16 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 23 | .. |
8 Enteric or Typhoid Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
9 Other Miasmtic Diseases | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 9 | .. |
order 2.- Diarrhœ Diseases | |||||||||||||
1 Diarrœ Dysentery | 33 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 40 | .. |
2 Ague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Order 4. -Zoognous Diseases. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Order I.—Zoogenous Diseases. | |||||||||||||
1 Cowpox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 Other Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Order 5 —Venereal Diseases. | .. | .. | .. | .... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .... | .. | .. | .. |
1 Syphilis | .. | 10 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 11 | .. |
Order 6.-Septic Diseases | .. | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 8 | .. |
1Erysipelas | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. |
2 Pyaemia, Septicæmia | |||||||||||||
Class2. Parasitic Diseases. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
1 Thrush | |||||||||||||
Class 3. Dietic Diseases. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
1 Want of Breast Milk....... | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. |
2 Chronic Alcoholism ....... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. |
3 Delirium Tremens | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. |
Class 4. CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. |
1 Rheumatic Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | |
2 Rheumatism | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 8 | .. | ||||
3 Gout | 2 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 29 | .. |
4 Rickets | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 34 | .. |
5 Cancer | 24 | 8 | .. | .. | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 15 | ||
6 Tabes Mesenterial | 7 | 6 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 102 | .. | |
7 Hydrocephalus | 1 | 3 | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | .. |
8 Phthisis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. |
9 Scrofula | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
10 Diabets | |||||||||||||
11 Other Diseases | |||||||||||||
Class 5. Developmental Diseases | 25 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 25 | .. |
1 Premature Birth | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. |
2 Atelectasis | 3 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | ||
3 Congenital Malformations | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 31 | 39 | 12 | 86 | .. |
4 Old Age | .. | ||||||||||||
Class 6. Local Diseases. | |||||||||||||
Order 1.—Nervous System. | .. | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 23 | .. |
1 Inflammation of Brain | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 49 | .. |
2 Apoplexy | .. | 1 | 1 | 6 | .. | ||||||||
3 Insanity | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
4 Epilepsy | .. | 55 | 7 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 64 | .. | |
5 Convulsions | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. |
6 Laryngismus Stridulus . 7 Paralysis Agitans..... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 5 | .. |
8 Other Diseases | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. |