Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Thirty-eighth annual report on the sanitary condition of the Strand District, London
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TABLE IV.
Deaths from all causes in the STRAND DISTRICT, and in each Note.—The Deaths of Non-Residents occurring in Hospitals, &c., in the District, are
beyond the limits of the
CAUSES OF DEATH. | Ages. | Deaths in each Sub-District. | ||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Under 1 | 1 to 5 | 5 to 15 | 15 to 25 | 25 to 35 | 35 to 45 | 45 to 55 | 55 to 65 | 65 to 75 | 75 to 85 | 85 and upd. | St Anne. | St. Mary. | St. Clement. | Total. | ||
I—ZYMOTIC DISEASES. 1.—Miasmatic. | ||||||||||||||||
Smallpox | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |
Measles | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | |
Scarlet Fever (Scarlatina) | 2 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | 9 | 19 | |
Diphtheria (including Membranous Croup) | 4 | 16 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 10 | 6 | 21 | |
Whooping Cough | 3 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 | |
Enteric or Typhoid Fever | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |
Influenza | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
2.—Diarrhceal Diseases. | ||||||||||||||||
Diarrhoea and Dysentery | 12 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 2 | 2 | 13 | |
3.—Malarial Diseases. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
4.—Zoogenous Diseases. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
5.—Tubercular Diseases. | ||||||||||||||||
Tabes Mesenterica | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | |
Phthisis | ... | 4 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 24 | 13 | 10 | 1 | ... | ... | 43 | 20 | 28 | 91 | |
Tubercular Meningitis, Hydrocephalus | 1 | 5 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | |
General Tuberculosis, Scrofula, &c. | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
6—Venereal Diseases. | ||||||||||||||||
Syphilis | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | 4 | |
7.—Septic Diseases. | ||||||||||||||||
Erysipelas | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Pyaemia. Septicæmia | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | |
II—PARASITIC DISEASES. | ||||||||||||||||
Thrush, and other Vegetable Parasitic Diseases | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 3 | |
III—DIETIC DISEASES. | ||||||||||||||||
Alcoholism | a. Del. Tremens | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 |
b. Intemperance | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 |