Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
The annual report on the sanitary condition of the Whitechapel District, (with vital and other statistics), for the year 1893 (consisting of 52 weeks) being the tenth annual report
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Correct List of District Deaths for the 10 Years ending 1893—
CAUSES OF DEATH— | 53 weeks | 53 weeks | ||||||||
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1884 | 1885 | 1886 | 1887 | 1888 | 1889 | 1890 | 1891 | 1892 | 1893 | |
ZYMOTIC DISEASES— continued. | ||||||||||
46 Croup | 23 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 28 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 8 |
47 Bronchitis | 243 | 217 | 246 | 196 | 219 | 179 | 272 | 262 | 192 | 218 |
48 Pneumonia | 97 | 130 | 150 | 105 | 106 | 101 | 163 | 182 | 166 | 190 |
49 Pleurisy | 4 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
50 Other respiratory diseases | 28 | 44 | 32 | 42 | 32 | 37 | 35 | 45 | 49 | 20 |
51 Dentition | 30 | 15 | 17 | 40 | 14 | 19 | 23 | 10 | 17 | 23 |
52 Quinzy, sore throat | 3 | 7 | 2 | .. | .. | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | .. |
53 Enteritis | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
54 Peritonitis | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 12 | |
55 Diseases of liver | 22 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 21 | 15 | 23 | 17 |
56 Other diseases of digestive system | 19 | 28 | 35 | 54 | 59 | 54 | 78 | 65 | 89 | 110 |
57 Diseases of lymphatic system and ductless glands | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 |
58 Diseases of urinary system | 38 | 32 | 43 | 46 | 48 | 43 | 66 | 43 | 45 | 55 |
59 Diseases, genenative system | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 |
60 Accidents of childbirth | 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 10 |
61 Diseases of locomotive system | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 2 |
62 Diseases of integumentary system | 9 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
VIOLENT DEATHS. | ||||||||||
63 Accidents | 59 | 53 | 51 | 69 | 63 | 49 | 55 | 53 | 55 | 57 |
64 Other than accidental | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
65 Other causes | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. |
66 Inquests | 141 | 291 | 288 | 319 | 265 | 302 | 328 | 354 | .. | .. |
67 Uncertified causes of deaths | 10 | 10 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 4 | .. | .. |
Meteorological Table for the 10 years ended 1893.
53 weeks | 53 weeks | |||||||||
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1884 | 1885 | 1886 | 1887 | 1888 | 1889 | 1890 | 1891 | 1892 | 1893 | |
No. of Hours of registered Bright Sunshine at Greenwich | Not given | 1228.0 | 1401.2 | 1065.0 | 1156.9 | 1257.4 | 1217.3 | 1282.9 | 1454.0 | |
Rainfall in inches | 17.98 | 24.05 | 24.09 | 19.81 | 27.52 | 23.13 | 21.80 | 24.56 | 22 .62 | 20.11 |
No. of Days on which Rain or Melted Snow fell | 151 | 167 | 162 | 142 | 165 | 158 | 160 | Not given. | 151 | 147 |