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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. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| III.—Dietic 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 |
| Want of Breast Milk, Starvation | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Scurvy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Chronic Alcoholism | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 |
| Delirium Tremens | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| IV.—Constitutional Diseases— | |||||||||||||
| Rheumatic Fever | ... | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 24 |
| Rheumatism | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
| Gout | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Rickets | 7 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 10 |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 21 | 12 | 5 | ... | ... | 65 |
| Tabes Mesenterica | 15 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 18 | 18 |
| Tubercular Meningitis, Hydrocephalus | 9 | 9 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 18 | 25 |
| Phthisis | 4 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 42 | 36 | 20 | 7 | 4 | ... | ... | 10 | 151 |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis, Scrofula | 17 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 27 | 37 |
| Purpura, Hæmorrhagic Diathesis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Anæmia, Chlorosis, Leucocythæmia | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 8 |
| Glycosuria, Diabetes Mellitus | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 |
| Other Constitutional Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| V.—Developmental Diseases— | |||||||||||||
| Premature Birth | 66 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 66 | 66 |
| Atelectasis | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 10 |
| Congenital Malformations | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 7 |
| Old Age | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 12 | 29 | 12 | ... | 54 |
| VI. Local Disease— | |||||||||||||
| I. Diseases of Nervous System— | |||||||||||||
| Inflammation of Brain or Membranes | 8 | 10 | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 18 | 24 |
| Apoplexy, Softening of Brain, Hemiplegia, Brain Paralysis | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 28 | 9 | 2 | ... | 72 |
| Insanity, General Paralysis of the Insane | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 19 |
| Epilepsy | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 10 |
| Convulsions | 36 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 42 | 42 |
| Laryngismus Stridulus (Spasm of Glottis) | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 |
| Disease of Spinal Cord, Paraplegia, Paralysis, Agitans | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | 7 |
| Other Diseases of the Nervous System | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 |