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
Mile End 1860
Report of the Medical Officer of Health to the Vestry of Mile End Old Town
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TABLE V.
CAUSES OF DEATH.
| DISEASES: | DEATHS. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4lh Quartet | Total | |
| Fever | 11 | 15 | 11 | 17 | 54 |
| Small Pox | 5 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 33 |
| Measles | 5 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 39 |
| Scarlatina and Cynanche Maligna | 31 | 14 | 30 | 53 | 128 |
| Diarrhœa | 3 | 1 | 4 | . | 8 |
| Cholera | . | . | 6 | . | 6 |
| Dysentery | . | . | . | . | . |
| Diphtheria | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 18 |
| Whooping Cough | 12 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 36 |
| Croup | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 17 |
| Erysipelas | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| Diseases of Abdominal Organs | 9 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 38 |
| Pulmonary Consumption | 43 | 51 | 47 | 30 | 171 |
| Inflamation of the Lungs | 36 | 23 | 15 | 48 | 122 |
| Diarrhœa, Bronchitis, and Pneumonia of Children under 3 years | 30 | 30 | 97 | 29 | 186 |
| Water on the Brain, and Convulsions of Infants | 34 | 35 | 21 | 31 | 121 |
| Dropsy | 6 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 27 |
| Cancer | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 18 |
| Hernia | . | 1 | . | . | 1 |
| Diseases of the Heart and large Bloodvessels | 20 | 13 | 5 | 14 | 52 |
| Apoplexy, Paralysis, and Diseases of the Brain | 26 | 18 | 14 | 25 | 83 |
| Puerperal Fever | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| Premature Birth, an Debility from Birth | 24 | 12 | 18 | 13 | 67 |
| Violence, Privation, and Poison | 9 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 23 |
| Natural Decay | 43 | 30 | 24 | 45 | 142 |
| Other Diseases, chiefly Chronic | 33 | 24 | 49 | 23 | 129 |
| Total | 390 | 327 | 403 | 413 | 1533 |