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 1894
Annual report on the sanitary condition of the District for the year 1894
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TABLE IV.—
| CAUSES OP DEATH. | AGES. | Total at all Ages. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 Year. | 1 Year and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15, and under 25. | 25, and under 65. | 65, and upwards. | ||
| II.—PARASITIC DISEASES. | |||||||
| Thrush, and other Vegetable Parasitic Diseases, Worms, Hydatids, and other Animal Parasitic Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| III.—DIETETIC DISEASES. | |||||||
| Want of Breast Milk, Starvation | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Scurvy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Chronic Alcoholism | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Delirium Tremens | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| IV.—CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES. | |||||||
| Rheumatic Fever, Rheumatism of the Heart | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Rheumatism | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Gout | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cancer, Malignant DIsease | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| Tabes Mesenterica | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Tubercular Meningitis, Hydrocephalus | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 4 |
| Phthisis | ... | 2 | I | 6 | 24 | ... | 33 |
| Other Forms of Tuberculosis, Scrofula | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Purpura, Hæmorrhagic Diathesis | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 |
| Anaemia, Chlorosis, Leucocythsemia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Glycosuria, Diabetes Mellitus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Constitutional Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| V.—DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES. | |||||||
| Premature Birth & Inanition | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 |
| Atelectasis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Congenital Malformations | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Old Age | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 20 | 20 |
| VI.—LOCAL DISEASES. 1.—Diseases of Nervous System. | |||||||
| Inflammation of Brain or Membranes | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Apoplexy, Softening of Brain, Hemiplegia, Brain Paralysis | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| Insanity, General Paralysis of the Insane | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Epilepsy | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Convulsions | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 |
| Laryngismus Stridulus (Spasm of Glottis) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Disease of Spinal Cord, Paraplegia, Paralysis Agitans Other Diseases of the Nervous System | ... ... | 1 ... | ... ... | ... ... | 1 ... | ... ... | 2 ... |
| 2.—Diseases of Organs of Special Sense (e.g,, of Ear, Eye, Nose) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 3.—Diseases of Circulatory System. | |||||||
| Pericarditis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Acute Endocarditis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Valvular Diseases of Heart | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 9 | 4 | 14 |
| Other Diseases of Heart | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 |
| Aneurism | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 |
| Embolism, Thrombosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Diseases of Blood Vessels | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |