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 ending December 31st, 1894
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2. —Diseases of the Circulatory System.
Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels were accountable
for 96 deaths.
3. —Diseases of Respiratory System.
From these diseases, Phthisis being excluded, there were
368 deaths, or 19 per cent, of the deaths from all causes.
Of these, Pneumonia was responsible for 149, and Bronchitis
for 194 deaths.
4.—Diseases of Reproductive System.
Thirteen deaths were registered in this class, seven being
due to flooding and other accidents of childbirth.
The total number of deaths recorded as occurring within 21 days of childbirth was 17, the causes assigned being the following:—
Septic Diseases | 7 |
Flooding and other Accidents of Childbirth | 7 |
Pneumonia | 1 |
Diarrhœa | 1 |
Phthisis | 1 |
17 |
Or 1 death to 221 births.
5 Diseases of the Integumentary System.
Two men, aged 61 and 59, died in the Fulham Union
Infirmary from Epidemic Exfoliative Dermatitis, a contagious
skin disease, which has of late attracted attention, severe
epidemics of' it having occurred in Paddington, Marylebone
and Bethnal Green Infirmaries. There were only these two
cases in the Fulham Union Infirmary last year.
From the other classes of Local Diseases there were
140 deaths.