Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report of the Medical Officer of Health and Public Analyst for the year 1899
This page requires JavaScript
Mortality from all causes, at subjoined Ages. | Mortality from subjoined causes, distinguishing Deaths of Children under Five Years of Age. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Names of Localities Adopted. | At all ages, | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 60. | 60 and upwards, | Small-pox. | Scarlatina. | Diphtheria. | Membranous Croup. | Enteric or Typhoid Fevers. | Puerperal Fever. | Influenza. | Measles. | Whooping Cough. | Diarrhœa and Dysentery. | Rheumatic Fever. | Erysipelas, | Phthisis. | Bronchitis, Pneumonia, and Pleurisy. | Heart Disease. | Injuries. | All other Diseases. | Total. |
Causes of Death. | Northern Division. | Southern Division. |
---|
Causes of Death. | First Quarter. | Second Quarter. | Third Quarter. | Fourth Quarter. | Totals. | 1898. |
---|
Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Membranous Croup. | Typhoid Fever. | Puerperal Fever. | Measles. | Whooping Cough. | Diarrhœa and Dysentery. | Influenza. | Erysipelas. | Total. | Rate to every 1,000 persons. |
---|
General Death-rate. | Diseases of Lungs (except Phthisis). | Phthisis-rate. | Rate of Infantile Mortality. | Birth-rate. | Zymotic Death rate. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A* | B† |
First Quarter. | Second Quarter. | Third Quarter. | Fourth Quarter. | Totals. |
---|
Sanitary Area. | Crude or Recorded Death-rate. | Factor for correction for age and sex distribution. | Corrected Death-rate. | Rate of Infantile Mortality. | Infectious Sickness-rate from Notifiable Diseases. |
---|
Names of Localities. | Population at all Ages. | Registered Births. | Aged under 5 or over 5. | New Cases of Sickness in each Locality, coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health. | Number of such Cases Removed from their Homes in the several Localities for Treatment in Isolation Hospitals. | |||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Small-pox. | Scarlatina | Diphtheria. | Membranous Croup. | Fever. | Erysipelas. | Totals. | Small-pox. | Scarlatina. | Diphtheria. | Fevers. | Totals. | |||||||
Census 1891. | Estimated to middle of 1898. | Enteric or Typhoid. | Puerperal. | Enteric or Typhoid. | Puerperal. |
Small-pox. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Continued Fever. | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. |
Small-pox. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria | Membranous Croup. | Typhoid Fever. | Puerperal Fever. | Erysipelas. | Totals. |
---|
No. Sample Analysed. | Opinion Formed. | Action Taken. |
---|
Month. | Temperature of Air. | Mean Temparature of Air. | Rain. | Relative Humid ity. Satura tion. 100. | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Highest | Lowest. | Mean. | No. of Days it fell. | Amnt. Collected. | ||||
Of all Highest | Of all Lowest. |