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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Hammersmith 1894
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health of the Parish of Hammersmith for the year ending December 29th, 1894.
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K23, TABLE OFDEATHSduring the year 1894, n the Metropolitan Sanitary District of HAMMERSMITH,
| Names of Localities adopted for the purpose of these Statistics; public institutions being shown as separate localities. (See note 4 on back of Sheet.)(Columns for Population and Births are in Table B.) | mortality from all causes, at subjoined ages. | Mortality from subjoined causes, distinguishing deaths of Children underFive Years of Age. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| At all Ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 5 | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 65. | 65 audupwards. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | ||
| Small-pox. | Scarlatina. | Diphtheria. | Membranous Croup. | Fevers. | Cholera. | Erysipelas. | Measles. | Whooping Couch. | Diarrhœa & Dysentery. | Rheumatic Fever. | Ague. | Phthisis. | Bronchitis, Pneumonia, and Pleurisy. | Heart Disease. | Injuries. | All other Diseases. | Total. | |||||||||||||
| Typhus. | Enteric or Typhoid. | Continued | Relapsing | Puerperal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (a) | (b) | (c) | (d) | (e) | (f) | (g) | (h) | (i) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Ward | 537 | 186 | 93 | 15 | 19 | 133 | 88 | Under 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 17 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 53 | 2 | 13 | 119 | 282 |
| 5 upwds. | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 40 | 38 | 36 | 7 | 112 | 255 | ||||||||
| Centre Ward | 537 | 130 | 72 | 19 | 21 | 183 | 103 | Under 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 23 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 0 | 5 | 102 | 208 |
| 5 upwds. | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 49 | 65 | 53 | 11 | 132 | 229 | ||||||||
| South Ward | 206 | 5 | 36 | 6 | 8 | 59 | 426 | Under 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 91 |
| 5 upwds. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 24 | 19 | 2 | 48 | 115 | ||||||||
| West London Hospital | 177 | 27 | 45 | 19 | 17 | 61 | 8 | Under 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 72 |
| 5 upwds. | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 18 | 56 | 105 | ||||||||
| Nazareth House | 40 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 28 | Under 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 5 upwds. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 35 | ||||||||
| Convent of the Good Shepherd | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | under 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 upwds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||
| St. Mary's Orphanage | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Under 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 upwds. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| St. Joseph's School | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Under 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 upwds. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Kensington and Chelsea District School | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Under 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 upwds. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| H.M. Prison, Wormwood Scrubs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Under 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 upwds. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||
| Totals | 1510 | 405 | 254 | 61 | 73 | 448 | 269 | Under 5 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 60 | 47 | 59 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 129 | 4 | 27 | 280 | 659 |
| 5 upwds. | 0 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 121 | 139 | 125 | 38 | 377 | 851 | ||||||||
| The subjoined numbers have also to be taken into account in judging of the above records of mortality. See Note 5 on back. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deaths occurring outside the district among persons belonging thereto | 293 | 30 | 39 | 15 | 20 | 129 | 60 | Under 5. | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 69 |
| 5 upwds. | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 29 | 27 | 5 | 110 | 224 | ||||||||
| Deaths occurring within the district among persons not belonging thereto | 151 | 12 | 27 | 10 | 19 | 53 | 33 | Under 5. | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 39 |
| 5 upwds. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 63 | 115 | ||||||||