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 1896 (consisting of 53 weeks) being the thirteenth annual report
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Table (M).—WHITECHAPEL DISTRICT DEATHS FOR 1896.
Causes of Death. | 1st Qn&rter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | Total. | Causes or Death. | 1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | Total. | |
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All causes | 407 | 406 | 388 | 102 | 1603 | 45 Diseases of the circulatory system | 38 | 32 | 32 | 40 | 142 | |
ZYMOTIC DISEASES. | ||||||||||||
46 Croup | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |||||||
1 Small-Pox | Vaccinated | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 47 Bronchitis | 54 | 53 | 34 | 51 | 192 |
Unvaccinated | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 48 Pneumonia | 37 | 52 | 25 | 47 | 161 | |
No statement | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 49 Pleurisy | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | |
2 Measles | 9 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 45 | 50 Other respiratory diseases | 9 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 29 | |
3 Scarlet Fever | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 51 Dentition | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | |
4 Typhus „ | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||
5 Relapsing Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 52 Quinzy, sore throat | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
6 Influenza | 2 | 2 | .. | 2 | 6 | 53 Enteritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
7 Whooping cough | 15 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 54 Peritonitis | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
8 Diphtheria | 15 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 45 | 55 Diseases of liver | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 16 | |
9 Simple, continued and ill-defined Fever | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 56 Other diseases of digestive system | 17 | 21 | 47 | 18 | 103 | |
10 Enteric Fever | 2 | .. | 2 | 3 | 7 | 57 Diseases of lymphatic system & ductless glands | •• | 1 | •• | .. | 1 | |
11 Simple cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||
12 Diarrhœa, dysentery | 3 | 5 | 28 | 1 | 37 | |||||||
13 Remittent Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||
14 Hydrophobia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 58 Diseases of urinary system | 11 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 42 | |
15 Glanders | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||
16 Cow pox and effects of vaccination | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 59 Diseases, generative system | 2 | 1 | .. | 2 | 5 | |
17 Venereal affections | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 60 Accidents of childbirth | 5 | 1 | .. | 3 | 9 | |
18 Erysipelas | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 6 | |||||||
19 Pyµmia and Septicæmia | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | 4 | |||||||
20 Puerperal Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||
21 Other Zymotic disenses.. | 1 | i | 61 Diseases of locomotive system | 1 | 3 | .. | 2 | 6 | ||||
22 Thrush | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||
23 Worms and other para-) sitic diseases .. .. j | 1 | 1 | 62 Diseases of integumen tary system | 1 | .. | 2 | 4 | 7 | ||||
24 Starvation, want of breast milk | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | VIOLENT DEATHS. (Accident.) | ||||||
25 Alcoholism | 1 | 2 | .. | 2 | 5 | |||||||
26 Rheumatic Fever and rheumatism of heart | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 63 Fracture and contusion | 4 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 26 | |
64 Gun shot wounds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||
27 Rheumatism | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 65 Cut, stab | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
28 Gout | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 66 Burn and scald | 5 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 19 | |
29 Rickets | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | 4 | 67 Poisin | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
30 Cancer | 9 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 45 | 68 Drowning | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
31 Tabes Mesenterica | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 69 Suffocation | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
32 Tubercular Meningitis | 7 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 70 Otherwise | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 3 | |
33 Phthisis | 54 | 40 | 34 | 37 | 165 | |||||||
34 Scrofula, tuberculosis | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 17 | (Homicide.) 71 Murder and manslaughter | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | |
35 Other constitutn'l diseases | 14 | 15 | 22 | 34 | 85 | |||||||
36 Premature birth | 9 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 36 | |||||||
37 Atelectasis | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | (Suicide.) | ||||||
38 Congenital malformations | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||
39 Old age | 8 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 32 | 72 Gun shot wounds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
73 Cut, stab | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |||||||
40 Apoplexy | 7 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 23 | 74 Poison | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
11 Epilepsy | 2 | .. | .. | 3 | S | 75 Drowing | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
42 Convulsions | 13 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 44 | 76 Hanging | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
43 Other diseases of brain and nervous system | 26 | 23 | 19 | 15 | 83 | 77 Otherwise | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | |
(Execution.) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||
44 Diseases of organs of special sense | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |