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
Plumstead 1896
Third annual report 1896-7
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TABLE II.
Births & Deaths, for each Quarter of the Year, corrected for Deaths in Workhouse & Infirmary & Outlying Hospitals.
| Date. | Births | Dths. | Ages. | Jan-Mar | Apl-June | July-Sep | Oct.-Dec | Total. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 year | 1 and under 5 | 5—15 | 15—25 | 25—65 | Over 65 | Under 5 | Over 5 | Under 5 | Over 5 | Under 5 | Over 5 | Under 5 | Over 5 | Under 5 | Over 5 | ||||
| Jan.-Mar. | 467 | 246 | 61 | 42 | 18 | 15 | 60 | 50 | Small Pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Scarlet Fever | 3 | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | 6 | .. | 12 | 2 | |||||||||
| Diphtheria | 14 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 36 | 21 | |||||||||
| Membranous Croup | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | |||||||||
| Enteric Fever | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | |||||||||
| Continued Fever | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |||||||||
| Puerperal Fever | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |||||||||
| Erysipelas | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | |||||||||
| April-June | 486 | 242 | 59 | 58 | 12 | 9 | 59 | 45 | Measles | 16 | 1 | 39 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | .. | 64 | 4 |
| Whooping Cough | 1 | .. | 10 | .. | 12 | .. | 12 | .. | 35 | .. | |||||||||
| Diarrhœa | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 26 | .. | 2 | .. | 30 | .. | |||||||||
| Rheumatic Fever | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | |||||||||
| Influenza | .. | 5 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 9 | |||||||||
| July-Sept. | 464 | 221 | 78 | 37 | 12 | 11 | 52 | 31 | Phthisis | 1 | 20 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 17 | .. | 18 | 5 | 76 |
| OtherTubercular | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 3 | .. | 19 | .. | |||||||||
| Cancer Alcohelic | .. | 10 | .. | 8 | .. | 12 | .. | 9 | .. | 39 | |||||||||
| Oct.-Dec. | 533 | 222 | 63 | 39 | 8 | 6 | 64 | 42 | Diseases | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 4 | .. | 8 |
| Bronchitis, | 18 | 26 | 12 | 21 | 7 | 11 | 30 | 13 | 67 | 71 | |||||||||
| Pneumonia, | |||||||||||||||||||
| Pleurisy | |||||||||||||||||||
| Heart Disease | .. | 20 | .. | 21 | 1 | 15 | .. | 22 | 1 | 78 | |||||||||
| Labour and Sequelae | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | 5 | |||||||||
| Total | 1950 | 931 | 261 | 176 | 50 | 41 | 235 | 168 | Premature Birth and Low Vitality | 25 | .. | 12 | . . | 17 | .. | 23 | .. | 77 | .. |
| West Plumstead | 486 | 245 | 48 | 35 | 11 | 12 | 69 | 70 | Congenital Defs. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | . . |
| Injuries | .. | 6 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 19 | |||||||||
| East Plumstead | 1464 | 686 | 213 | 141 | 39 | 29 | 166 | 98 | All other Diseases | 20 | 34 | 21 | 32 | 21 | 34 | 11 | 44 | 73 | 144 |
| Total | 103 | 143 | 117 | 125 | 115 | 106 | 102 | 120 | 437 | 494 | |||||||||
| Not Certified | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | .. | 4 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||
| Inquests | .. | 8 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | |||||||||||