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 Olave 1893
Annual report on the sanitary condition of the District for the year 1893
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TABLE I.
SUMMARY OF TABLE II.
| CAUSES OF DEATH. | AGES. | Total, at all Ages. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 Year. | 1 Year ;«nd under 5. | 5, and under 15. | 15, and under 25. | 25, and under 65. | 65, and upwards. | ||
| I.—Specific Febrile, or Zymotic Diseases. | |||||||
| 1 Miasmatic Diseases | 2 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 26 |
| 2 Diarrhœal | 6 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 |
| 3 Malarial | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 4 Zoogenous | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 5 Venereal | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 |
| 6 Septic | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| II.—Parasitic Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| III.—Dietetic Diseases | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| IV.—Constitutional Diseases | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 35 | 3 | 59 |
| V.—Developmental Diseases | 8 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 16 | 25 |
| VI.—Local Diseases | |||||||
| 1 Diseases of Nervous System | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 13 | 4 | 23 |
| 2 Diseases of Organs of Special Sense | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 3 Diseases of Circulatory System | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 15 | 4 | 23 |
| 4 Diseases of Respiratory System | 9 | 9 | 2 | ... | 23 | 13 | 56 |
| 5 Diseases of Digestive System | 7 | 3 | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | 16 |
| 6 Diseases of Lymphatic System | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 7 Diseases of Gland-like Organs of Uncertain Use | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 8 Diseases of Urinary System | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | ... | 6 |
| 9 Diseases of Reproductive System | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| (a) Diseases of Organs of Generation | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| (b) Diseases of Parturition | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| 10 Diseases of Bones and Joints | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| 11 Diseases of Integumentary System | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 |
| VII.—Violence. | |||||||
| 1 Accident or Negligence | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 15 |
| 2 Homicide | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 3 Suicide | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 3 |
| 4 Execution | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| VIII.—Ill-defined and not Specified Causes | 10 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 12 |
| Total | 55 | 39 | 19 | 8 | 118 | 46 | 285 |
| TABLE I. SUMMARY OF TABLE II. | |||||||
| CAUSES OF DEATH. | AGES. | Total, at all Ages. | |||||
| Under 1 Year. | 1 Year ;«nd under 5. | 5, and under 15. | 15, and under 25. | 25, and under 65. | 65, and upwards. | ||
| I.—Specific Febrile, or Zymotic Diseases. | |||||||
| 1 Miasmatic Diseases | 2 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 26 |
| 2 Diarrhœal | 6 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 |
| 3 Malarial | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 4 Zoogenous | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 5 Venereal | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 |
| 6 Septic | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| II.—Parasitic Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| III.—Dietetic Diseases | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| IV.—Constitutional Diseases | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 35 | 3 | 59 |
| V.—Developmental Diseases | 8 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 16 | 25 |
| VI.—Local Diseases | |||||||
| 1 Diseases of Nervous System | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 13 | 4 | 23 |
| 2 Diseases of Organs of Special Sense | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 3 Diseases of Circulatory System | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 15 | 4 | 23 |
| 4 Diseases of Respiratory System | 9 | 9 | 2 | ... | 23 | 13 | 56 |
| 5 Diseases of Digestive System | 7 | 3 | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | 16 |
| 6 Diseases of Lymphatic System | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 7 Diseases of Gland-like Organs of Uncertain Use | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 8 Diseases of Urinary System | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | ... | 6 |
| 9 Diseases of Reproductive System | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| (a) Diseases of Organs of Generation | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| (b) Diseases of Parturition | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| 10 Diseases of Bones and Joints | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| 11 Diseases of Integumentary System | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 |
| VII.—Violence. | |||||||
| 1 Accident or Negligence | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 15 |
| 2 Homicide | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 3 Suicide | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 3 |
| 4 Execution | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| VIII.—Ill-defined and not Specified Causes | 10 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 12 |
| Total | 55 | 39 | 19 | 8 | 118 | 46 | 285 |