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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
City of London 1900
Report on the proceedings of the Public Health (Sanitary) Department of the Corporation of London during the year 1900
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TABLE VII.
Causes of, and Ages at, Deaths during Year 1900.
| Causes of Death. | Deaths in whole District at subjoined ages. | Deaths in Localities (at all ages). | *Deaths in Public Institutions. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All ages. | Under 1. | 1 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | St. Botolph. | Allhallows. | St. Sepulchre. | |||
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Measles | 4 | ... | 2 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Scarlet Fever | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | |
| Whooping Cough | 3 | .3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | |
| Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Croup | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Fever | Typhus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Other Continued | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Epidemic influenza | 18 | 1 | 1 | ... | l | 9 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | |
| Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Plague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Diarrhœa | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
| Enteritis | 5 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | |
| Puerperal Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Erysipelas | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other Septic Diseases | 11 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 8 | 6 | 1 | ... | 4 | |
| Phthisis | 48 | ... | ... | 1'2 | 41 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 24 | ||
| Other Tubercular Diseases | 10 | 2 | 5 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 24 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 4 | ||
| Bronchitis | 60 | 3 | ... | ... | 14 | 36 | 19 | 8 | 20 | 13 | ||
| Pneumonia | 62 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 11 | |
| Pleurisy | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | |||
| Alcoholism | 10 | ... | ... | ... | l | 9 | ... | 5 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Cirrhosis of Liver | ||||||||||||
| Venereal Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Premature Birth | 9 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 4 | ... | ... | |
| Diseases and Accidents of Parturition | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Heart Diseases | 61 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 35 | 24 | 22 | 14 | 18 | ||
| Accidents | 22 | "2 | ... | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 1 | ||
| Suicides by Shooting | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |
| „ „ Poison | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | |
| „ „ Drowning | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | |
| „ „ Hanging | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | |
| ,, „ Cut-throat | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | |
| Executions | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | |
| All other causes | 150 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 42 | 71 | 44 | 22 | 30 | 54 | |
| All causes | 524 | 72 | 27 | 15 | 21 | 213 | 176 | 164 | 103 | 111 | 146 | |
. Lunatic Asylum, Dartford, Homerton Workhouse, and Bow Infirmary.