Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Annual report for 1893 of the Medical Officer of Health
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Annual Report of the Medical Officer of Health—1893. 77
Table I.—(Continued.)
CAUSE OF DEATH. | Borough Road. | London Road. | Kent Road. |
---|---|---|---|
Brought forward | 435 | 439 | 467 |
Dropsy | 9 | 5 | 16 |
Debility, Atrophy, Inanition | 29 | 31 | 30 |
Mortification | 4 | ... | 7 |
Tumour | 4 | 8 | 17 |
Abscess | 3 | 1 | 12 |
Hæmorrhage | ... | 2 | 5 |
Sudden Death (cause not ascertained) | ... | ... | ... |
Found Dead (cause not stated) | 1 | ... | ... |
Other Causes not Specified or Ill-defined | 2 | 14 | 4 |
Totals | 489 | 600 | 568 |
TABLE II.
Cause of Death. | Total. |
---|---|
I.—Specific Febrile, or Zymotic Diseases:— | |
1. Miasmatic Diseases | 126 |
2. Diarrhœal Diseases | 56 |
5. Venereal Diseases | 4 |
6. Septic Diseases | 10 |
II.—Parasitic Diseases | 6 |
III.—Dietic Diseases | 7 |
IV.—Constitutional Diseases | 374 |
V.—Developmental Diseases | 80 |
VI.—Local Diseases:— | |
1. Diseases of Nervous System | 99 |
2. Diseases of Organs of Special Sense | 70 |
3. Diseases of Circulatory System | — |
4. Diseases of Respiratory System | 423 |
5. Diseases of Digestive System | 98 |
8. Diseases of Urinary System | 66 |
9. Diseases of Reproductive System:— | |
Parturition | 4 |
10. Diseases of Locomotive System | 3 |
VII. —Violence:— | |
Accident, Negligence, &c. | 30 |
VIII.—Deaths from ill-defined and not specified causes | 177 |
Total | 1,657 |