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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 1896
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health of the Parish of Hammersmith for the 53 weeks ending January 2nd, 1897.
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| 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 allcauses, 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 | 6 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | 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 Cough. | Diarrhoea & 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 District, Wards 4, 5 &6 | 620 | 226 | 92 | 24 | 21 | 132 | 125 | Under 5 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 38 | 55 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 59 | 5 | 12 | 105 | 317 |
| 5 upwds. | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 48 | 46 | 34 | 8 | 146 | 303 | ||||||||
| Centre District, Wards 2 & 3 | 517 | 151 | 80 | 22 | 11 | 143 | 110 | Under 5 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 13 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 0 | 8 | 98 | 233 |
| 5 upwds. | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 32 | 49 | 46 | 2 | 134 | 284 | ||||||||
| South District, Ward 1 | 231 | 88 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 73 | 27 | Under 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 48 | 123 |
| 5 upwds. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 2 | 42 | 108 | ||||||||
| West London Hospital | 144 | 22 | 30 | 13 | 14 | 54 | 11 | Under 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 28 | 52 |
| 5 upwds. | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 49 | 92 | ||||||||
| Nazareth House | 25 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 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 | o | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 25 | ||||||||
| Convent of the Good Shepherd | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | Under 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | u | 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 | 4 | 2 | l | 0 | 2 | 9 | ||||||||
| St. Mary's Orphanage | 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 | ||||||||
| St. Joseph's School | 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 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 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | ||||||||
| Totals | 1556 | 487 | 237 | 66 | 57 | 412 | 297 | Under 5 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 57 | 110 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 154 | 7 | 30 | 279 | 725 |
| 5 upwds. | 0 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 112 | 133 | 113 | 31 | 392 | 831 | ||||||||
| 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 | 331 | 45 | 46 | 16 | 18 | 133 | 73 | Under 5. | 0 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 91 |
| 5 upwds. | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 27 | 31 | 10 | 122 | 240 | ||||||||
| Deaths occurring within the district among persons not belonging thereto | 129 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 17 | 48 | 29 | Under5. | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 26 |
| 5 upwds. | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 53 | 103 | ||||||||