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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CAUSES OF DEATH. | 0-5 | 1-5 | 5—15 | 15-25 | 25-35 | 35-45 | 45-55 | 55—65 | 65—75 | 75-S5 | Over 85 | Total under 5 | Total | Total 1893 |
Pyæmia, Septicæmia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 7 | 3 |
Puerperal Fever | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 12 |
II.- Parasitic Diseases- | ||||||||||||||
Throat and other Vegetable Parasitic Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | .. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Worms, Hydatids, and other Animal Parasitic Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | .. | ... | ... |
III.-Dietetic Diseases. | ||||||||||||||
Want of Breast Milk, Starvation | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... |
Scurvy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | .. | ... |
Chronic Alcoholism | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 2 | 1 | ... | .. | ... | ... | 8 | 7 |
Delirium Tremens | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
IV.—Constitutional Diseases. | ||||||||||||||
Rheumatic Fever | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 24 |
Rheumatism | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 3 |
Gout | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 |
Rickets | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12 | 12 | 10 |
Cancer, Malignant Disease | 1 | ... | ... | .. | 1 | 13 | 30 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 84 | 65 |
Tabes Mesenterica | 13 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14 | 14 | 18 |
Tubercular Meningitis, Hydrocephalus | 8 | 10 | 6 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 18 | 25 | 25 |
Phthisis | 4 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 30 | 43 | 24 | 10 | 5 | ... | ... | 9 | 155 | 151 |
Other forms of Tuberculosis, Scrofula | 20 | 10 | 41 | 4 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 30 | 42 | 37 |
Purpura, Hæemorrhagic Diathesis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Anæamia, Chlorosis, Leucocythaemia | ... | .. | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 8 |
Glycosuria, Diabetes Mellitus | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 7 | 4 |
Other Constitutional Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |