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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
Fulham 1893
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year ending December 31st, 1893
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| CAUSES OF DEATH. | AGES. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I. Specific Febrile or Zymotic Diseases— | |||||||||||||
| 2. Miasmatic Diseases— | 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 & upwds. | Total under 5 | Total |
| Smallpox | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Measles | 6 | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 12 |
| Scarlet Fever | 2 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 24 | 34 |
| Typhus Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Whooping Cough | 42 | 37 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 79 | 81 |
| Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 5 | 42 | 15 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 47 | 65 |
| Simple Continued and Ill-defined Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric or Typhoid Fever | ... | 1 | ... | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 16 |
| Influenza | 3 | .. | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 39 |
| Other Miasmatic Diseases | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 |
| 2. Diarrhœal Diseases— | |||||||||||||
| Cholera | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
| Diarrhoea, Dysentery | 109 | 15 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 2 | 124 | 133 |
| 3. Malarial Diseases— | |||||||||||||
| Remittent Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Ague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 4. Zoogenous Diseases— | |||||||||||||
| Cowpox and effects of Vaccination | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Diseases (e.g., Hydrophobia, Glanders, Splenic Fever) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 5. Venereal Diseases— | |||||||||||||
| Syphilis | 12 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13 | 15 |
| Gonorrhæa, Stricture of Urethra | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| 6. Septic Diseases— | |||||||||||||
| Erysipelas | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 11 |
| Pyaemia, Septicæmia | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
| Puerperal Fever | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 7 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12 |
| II.—Parasitic Diseases— | |||||||||||||
| Thrush and other Vegetable Parasitic Diseases | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Worms, Hydatids, and other Animal Parasitic Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |