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 1897
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year ending December 31st, 1897
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| CAUSES OF DEATH. | AGES. | Total under 5 | Total all Ages | Average Total all Ages 1893—96 allowing for increase of population | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-1 | 1-5 | 5-15 | 15-25 | 25-35 | 35-45 | 45-55 | 55-65 | 65-75 | 75-85 | Over 85 | ||||
| Specific Febrile or Zymotic Diseases. | ||||||||||||||
| 1.—Miasmatic Diseases. Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Measles | 6 | 37 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 43 | 50 | 88 |
| Scarlet Fever | 3 | 13 | 10 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 16 | 27 | 32 |
| Typhus Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Whooping Cough | 30 | 29 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 59 | 61 | 70 |
| Diphtheria | 2 | 41 | 18 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 43 | 63 | 90 |
| Simple Continued or Ill-defined Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric or Typhoid Fever | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 12 | 14 |
| Influenza | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ... | 5 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 19 | 33 |
| Other Miasmatic Diseases | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2.—Diarrheal Diseases. Simple Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diarrhæa, Dysentery | 122 | 18 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 140 | 147 | 126 |
| 3.—Malarial Diseases. Remittent Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Ague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 4.—Zoogenous Diseases. Cowpox and Effects of Vaccinanation | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Diseases (e.g., Hydrophobia, Glanders, Splenic Fever) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| 5.—Venereal Diseases. Syphilis | 8 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 12 | 15 |
| Gonorrhæa, Stricture of Urethra | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| 6.—Septic Diseases. Erysipelas | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 7 |