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 Giles (Camden) 1896
Annual report for the year ending 25th March 1897
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| Male Organs | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Female Organs | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Abortion, Miscarriage | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Puerperal Convulsions | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Placenta Prævia, Flooding | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Other Accidents of Childbirth | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 10. diseases of bones and joints. | |||||||||||
| Caries, Necrosis | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Arthritis, Ostitis, Periostitis | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Other Diseases of Bones and Joints | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 11. diseases of integumentary system. | |||||||||||
| Carbuncle, Phlegmon | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other Diseases of Integumentary System | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 61 | 29 | 9 | 8 | 181 | 97 | 80 | 376 | 95 | 194 | 86 | |
| VII. DEATHS FROM VIOLENCE. | |||||||||||
| Accident or Negligence—Fractures or Contusions | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| „ „ Gunshot Wounds | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - |
| „ „ Cut, Stab | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | - |
| „ „ Burn, Scald | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| „ „ Poison | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | - |
| „ „ Drowning | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| „ „ Suffocation | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| „ „ Otherwise | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2. Homicide—Manslaughter | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| „ Murder | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 |
| 3. Suicide—Gunshot Wounds | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| „ Cut, Stab | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| „ Poison | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| „ Drowning | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| „ Hanging | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| „ Otherwise | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4. Execution—Hanging | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | - | 1 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 30 | 8 | 13 | 9 | |
| VIII. DEATHS FROM ILL-DEFINED AND NOT SPECIFIED CAUSES. | |||||||||||
| Drofsy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Debility, Atrofhy, Inanition | 27 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 29 | 29 | 6 | 18 | 5 |
| Mortification | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Tumour | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Abscess | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Hæmorrhage | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Sudden Death (cause not ascertained) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Causes not Specified or Ill-defined | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 30 | 33 | 6 | 20 | 7 |