London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

View report page

Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

St Pancras 1897

Annual report from the chairman of the health committee on the business of the department

This page requires JavaScript

Text

Copy text to clipboard

39
Table 3b.

Table: SUMMARY OF DISEASES.

SUMMARY OF DISEASES.

I.—Specific and Febrile, or Zymotic Diseases :—VI.—Local Diseases, con.—
1. Miasmatic Diseases414Brought forward3950
2. Diarrhceal ,,2646. Diseases of Lymphatic System0
3. Malarial ,,17. „ „ Gland-like Organs of Uncertain Use2
4. Zoogenous ,,18. „ ,, Urinary System151
5. Venereal ,,189. ,, ,, Reproductive System—
6. Septic ,,34(a) Organs of Generation1
II. Parasitic Diseases1(b) Parturition8
III. Dietic Diseases3410. ,, ,, Bones and Joints13
IV.—Constitutional Diseases89111. ,, ,, Integumentary System5
V. —Developmental Diseases364VII.—Violence :—
VI.—Local Diseases:—1. Accident or Negligence143
1. Diseases of Nervous System4562. Homicide4
2. Diseases of Organs of Special Sense—3. Suicide37
3. Diseases of Circulatory System8044, Execution—
4. Diseases of .Respiratory Svstem866VIII. -Ill-defined and not Specified Causes222
5. Diseases of Digestive System302-
__Total4536
Carried forward3950

Table:

Summary of Ages. AGES.
1) to 1lto 55 to 1515 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 to 7575 to 8585 and upwardsTotals.Under 5 Years.
1. Specific Febrile, or Zymotic Diseases2942485929241419171972732542
II. Parasitic Diseases1..............................11
III. Dietic Diseases.........191671......34...
IV. Constitutional Diseases5170367311619614711859202891124
V. Developmental Diseases162............12401184136411.2
VI. Local Diseases430211594795.213250307295164372108041
VII. Deaths from Violence36161412122525181212218452
VIII. Deaths from Ill-defined and not Specified Causes2039...1......111...1222917
Totals11855541681622484574594704273218545361739