Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1899
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All ages. | 0-1 | 1-5 | 5-20 | 20-40 | 40-60 | 60-80 | 80 | |
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Diseases of Liver | 54 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 26 | 16 | ||
Other Diseases of Digestive System | 80 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 21 | 6 |
Diseases of Lymphatic System and Ductless Glands | 2 | 1 | _ | 1 | ||||
Diseases of Urinary System | 80 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 28 | 26 | 2 |
Diseases of Generative System | 11 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | |||
Accidents of Child-birth | 21 | 7 | — | 1 | 11 | 2 | ||
Diseases of Locomotive System | 14 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | |||
Diseases of Integumentary System | 17 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | |
Violent Deaths— By Railways | 15 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||
By Vehicles or Horses | 23 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 2 | |
By Ships, Docks (not drowning) | 16 | 1 | 8 | 7 | ||||
In Building Operations | 8 | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | ||
In Conflagrations | 1 | — | — | 1 | ||||
By Burns, Scalds, Explosions | 36 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 3 | ||
By Drowning | 42 | _ | _ | 12 | 14 | 15 | 1 | |
By Suffocation in Bed | 41 | 40 | 1 | |||||
By Poisons or Poisonous Vapours | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||||
Other or not-stated causes | 34 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 4 |
Homicide | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | |||
Suicide | 10 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | |
Other Causes | 274 | 244 | 16 | — | 10 | 2 | 2 | |
Totals | 5304 | 1784 | 882 | 343 | 538 | 812 | 791 | 154 |