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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
Paddington 1898
Report on vital statistics and sanitary work for the year 1898
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TABLE 17. Death-rates from Groups of Diseases per 1,000 individuals.
| 1893. | 1894. | 1895. | 1896. | 1897. | Mean. 1893 to 1897. | 1898. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I.—Specific Febrile,or Zymotic Diseases | 3.37 | 2.79 | 2.91 | 3.01 | 2.29 | 2.87 | 3.21 |
| 1. Miasmatic Diseases | 2.41 | 2.21 | 1.89 | 2.24 | 1.29 | 2.00 | 2.27 |
| 2. Diarrhceal ,, | 0.53 | 0.37 | 0.74 | 0.52 | 0.87 | 0.60 | 0.72 |
| 3. Malarial ,, | 0.01 | – | 0.00 | 0.00 | – | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 4. Zoogenous ,, | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | – | – | 0.00 | – |
| 5. Venereal ,, | 0.12 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.08 | 0.03 | 0.08 | 0.07 |
| 6. Septic ,, | 0.27 | 0.09 | 0.15 | 0.14 | 0.08 | 0.14 | 0.14 |
| II.—Parasitic Diseases | — | 0.04 | 0.04 | – | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| III.—Dietic Diseases | 0.09 | 0.11 | 0.10 | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.11 | 0.13 |
| IV.—Constitutional Diseases | 3.25 | 3.10 | 2.99 | 2.86 | 2.81 | 3.00 | 3.06 |
| V —Developmental Diseases | 1.05 | 1.09 | 1.35 | 1.31 | 1.14 | 1.19 | 1.18 |
| VI.— Local Diseases | 8.88 | 6.82 | 8.35 | 7.02 | 7.06 | 7.62 | 7.34 |
| 1. Nervous System | 1.71 | 1.31 | 1.64 | 1.54 | 1.37 | 1.51 | 1.29 |
| 2. Organs of Special Sense | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.00 | – | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.03 |
| 3. Circulatory System | 0.13 | 1.18 | 1.38 | 1.11 | 1.32 | 1.02 | 1.43 |
| 4. Respiratory System | 4.10 | 2.60 | 3.65 | 2.47 | 2.51 | 3.06 | 2.74 |
| 5. Digestive System | 1.05 | 0.97 | 1.09 | 1.16 | 1.11 | 1.07 | 1.18 |
| 8. Lymphatic System | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.00 | – |
| 7. Gland.like Organs of Uncertain Use | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.01 | – | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| 8. Urinary System | 0.40 | 0.45 | 0.42 | 0.49 | 0.51 | 0.45 | 0.45 |
| 9. Reproductive System | 0.09 | 0.15 | 0.17 | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.10 |
| (a) Organs of Generation | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.10 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.05 |
| (4) Parturition | 0.05 | 0.09 | 0.06 | 0.10 | 0.08 | 0.07 | 0.05 |
| 10. Bones and Joints | 0.06 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.03 |
| 11. Integumentary System | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | – |
| VII.—Violence | 0.57 | 0.64 | 0.62 | 0.46 | 0.45 | 0.65 | 0.51 |
| 1. Accident or Negligence | 0.45 | 0.52 | 0.47 | 0.38 | 0.37 | 0.44 | 0.40 |
| 2. Homicide | 0.01 | – | 0.03 | – | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.03 |
| 3. Suicide | 0.09 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.07 | 0.05 | 0.09 | 0.07 |
| 4. Execution | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| VIII.—Ill.Depined & not Specified Causes | 0.63 | 0.45 | 0.48 | 0.52 | 0.42 | 0.50 | 0.46 |
| Total Ueath.rates | 17.87 | 15.06 | 17.09 | 16.34 | 14.33 | 15.94 | 15.89 |
0.00 Indicates a rata under 0.01 per 1,000. — Indicates no deaths.
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