Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Annual report on the health, sanitary condition, &c., &c., of the Parish of St. Mary Abbotts, Kensington for the year, 1899
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The following table being a Summary of Table III
(appendix) shows the number of deaths from the various
diseases in the several Classes and Orders.
CLASS I.—SPECIFIC FEBRILE OR ZYMOTIC DISEASES.
| Order. | No. of Deaths. | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Miasmatic Diseases | 263 | |
| 2. Diarrhæal „ | 104 | |
| 3. Malarial „ | 1 | |
| 4. Zoogenous „ | - | |
| 5. Venereal „ | 18 | |
| 6. Septic „ | 17 | |
| - | 403 | |
| II. PARASITIC DISEASES | 7 | |
| III. DIETETIC DISEASES | 19 | |
| IV. CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES | 536 | |
| V. DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES | 196 | |
| VI. LOCAL DISEASES— | ||
| 1. Diseases of Nervous System | 291 | |
| 2. Diseases of Organs of Special Sense | 9 | |
| 3. Diseases of Circulatory System | 256 | |
| 4. Diseases of Respiratory System | 672 | |
| 5. Diseases of Digestive System | 263 | |
| 6. Diseases of Lymphatic System | - | |
| 7. Diseases of Gland-like Organs of uncertain use | ||
| 8. Diseases of Urinary System | 92 | |
| 9. Diseases of Reproductive System— | ||
| 4 | ||
| 10. Diseases of Locomotive System | ||
| 11. Diseases of Integumentary System | 5 | |
| - | 1616 | |
| VII. VIOLENCE— | ||
| 1. Accident or Negligence | 99 | |
| 2. Battle | - | |
| 3. Homicide | 1 | |
| 4. Suicide | 12 | |
| 5. Execution | - | |
| - | 112 | |
| VIII. ILL-DEFINED AND NOT SPECIFIED CAUSES | 132 | |
| Total | 3021 | |
Note.—The form for table "A," on page 63 has been
prepared by the Local Government Board in order that a
"tabular statement of mortality should be made in all districts
on a uniform plan," and the table is required to be appended
to the annual report of the medical officer of health.