Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1898
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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 ft.) | mortality from all causes, at subjoined ages. | Mortality from subjoined causes, distinguishing Deaths of Children under five 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 and upwards. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 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) | (a) | (b) | (d) | (e) | (f) | (g) | (h) | (i) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
North District, Wards 4,5&G | 643 | 230 | 115 | 24 | 19 | 153 | 102 | Under 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 14 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 68 | 3 | 3 | 122 | 345 |
5 upwds | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 68 | 39 | 8 | 123 | 298 | ||||||||
Centre District, Wards 2 & 3 | 574 | 183 | 92 | 11 | 18 | 142 | 125 | Under 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 17 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 47 | 3 | 7 | 99 | 273 |
5 upwds. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 63 | 42 | 10 | 129 | 301 | ||||||||
South District, Ward 1 | 1231 | 69 | 35 | 8 | 4 | 66 | 49 | Under 5 | u | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 104 |
5 upwds. | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | l | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 27 | 17 | 9 | 54 | 127 | ||||||||
West London Hospital | 139 | 23 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 63 | 11 | Under 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 40 |
5 upwds. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 29 | 52 | 99 | ||||||||
Nazareth House | 55 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 38 | U nder 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
5 upwds. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 29 | 50 | ||||||||
Convent of the Good Shepherd | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 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 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | ||||||||
St. Mary's Orphanage | 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 | |
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 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Unfler 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 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||
Kensington and Chelsea District School | 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 . | 15 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 2 | Under 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
5 upwds. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 13 | ||||||||
Totals | 1670 | 507 | 267 | 63 | 61 | 445 | 7 | Under 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 113 | 34 | 171 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 145 | 6 | 16 | 268 | 770 |
5 upwds. | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 116 | 179 | 109 | 58 | 394 | 900 | ||||||||
The subjoined numbers have also to be taken into account in judging of the above records of mortality. 8ee Note 5 on back. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Deaths occurring outside the district among persons belonging thereto | 383 | 56 | 56 | 11 | 16 | 160 | 84 | Under . | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 1 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 111 |
5 upwds. | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 46 | 30 | 12 | 125 | 272 | ||||||||
Deaths occurring within the district among persons not belonging thereto | 169 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 70 | 39 | Under 5. | 0 | 0 | I | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 33 |
5 upwds. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 91 | 29 | | 64 | 136 |