London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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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 1894

Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year ending December 31st, 1894

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Ages.
CAUSES OF DEATH.0-51-55—1515-2525-3535-4545-5555—6565—7575-S5Over 85Total under 5TotalTotal 1893
Pyæmia, Septicæmia1111...3...............273
Puerperal Fever.........133..................712
II.- Parasitic Diseases-
Throat and other Vegetable Parasitic Diseases.........................................
Worms, Hydatids, and other Animal Parasitic Diseases.........................................
III.-Dietetic Diseases.
Want of Breast Milk, Starvation1..............................11...
Scurvy.........................................
Chronic Alcoholism...............521...........87
Delirium Tremens...............1..................11
IV.—Constitutional Diseases.
Rheumatic Fever......11211...............624
Rheumatism............11......11......43
Gout..................1...............12
Rickets66...........................121210
Cancer, Malignant Disease1........1133017174118465
Tabes Mesenterica131...........................141418
Tubercular Meningitis, Hydrocephalus8106......1...............182525
Phthisis45628304324105......9155151
Other forms of Tuberculosis, Scrofula201041422...............304237
Purpura, Hæemorrhagic Diathesis1.....................2......131
Anæamia, Chlorosis, Leucocythaemia........2...1..................38
Glycosuria, Diabetes Mellitus.........1.........411......74
Other Constitutional Diseases..........................................