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
St Giles (Camden) 1893
Annual report for the year ending 25th March 1894
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| 9. Diseases of reproductive system. | |||||||||||
| Male Organs | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Female Organs | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Abortion, Miscarriage | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Puerperal Convulsions | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Placenta Prævia, Flooding | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other Accidents of Childbirth | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 10. diseases of bones and joints. | |||||||||||
| Caries, Necrosis | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Arthritis, Ostitis, Periostitis | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — |
| Other Diseases of Bones and Joints | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 11. diseases of integumentary system. | |||||||||||
| Carbuncle, Phlegmon | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other Diseases of Integumentary System | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 47 | 35 . | 8 | 15 | 280 | 115 | 82 | 500 | 112 | 273 | 115 | |
| VII. DEATHS FROM VIOLENCE. | |||||||||||
| 1. Accident or. Negligence—Fractures and Contusions | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 |
| ,, ,, Gunshot Wounds | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ,, ,, Cut, Stab | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ,, ,, Burn, Scald | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | 1 |
| ,, ,, Poison | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ,, ,, Drowning | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| ,, ,, Suffocation | 10 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 10 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| ,, ,, Otherwise | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2. Homicide—Manslaughter | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| ,, Murder | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 3. Suicide—Gunshot Wounds | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| ,, Cut, Stab | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| ,, Poison | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| ,, Drowning | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ,, Hanging | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 |
| ,, Otherwise | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4. Execution—Hanging | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 12 | 87 | 12 | 14 | 11 | |
| VIII. DEATHS FROM ILL-DEFINED AND NOT SPECIFIED CAUSES. | |||||||||||
| Dropsy | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Debility, Atrophy, Inanition | 30 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 36 | 39 | 14 | 12 | 13 |
| Mortification | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Tumour | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | 4 |
| Abscess | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 |
| Hæmorrhage | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Sudden Death (cause not ascertained) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Causes not Specified or ill-defined | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | — | 2 | 2 |
| 30 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 37 | 55 | 15 | 18 | 22 | |