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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
Limehouse 1898
Report on the sanitary condition of the Limehouse District (comprising the Parishes of Limehouse, Shadwell, and Wapping, and the Hamlet of Ratcliff) for the year 1898
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Compared with 1897 the causes of death were as follows:—
| 1897. | 1898. | Increase. | Decrease. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 12 | 5 | — | 7 |
| Diphtheria | 26 | 25 | — | 1 |
| Membranous Croup | 3 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Enteric Fever | 4 | 8 | 4 | — |
| Continued Fever | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Erysipelas | 8 | — | — | 8 |
| Measles | 63 | 57 | — | 6 |
| Whooping Cough | 37 | 62 | 25 | — |
| Diarrhoea and Dysentry | 61 | 90 | 29 | — |
| Cholera Infantum | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Rheumatic Fever | 4 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Phthisis | 149 | 136 | — | 13 |
| Bronchitis, Pneumonia and Pleurisy | 260 | 219 | - | 41 |
| Heart Disease | 125 | 96 | — | 29 |
| Influenza | 5 | 19 | 14 | — |
| Injuries | 86 | 70 | — | 16 |
| All other Diseases | 617 | 598 | — | 19 |
| 1462 | 1390 | 73 | 145 |
The excess of births over deaths was 522.
The following is a list of the outlying Institutions and other
places where residents of the Limehouse District died during
the year:—
Brook Fever Hospital 2
Brompton Hospital 3
Banstead Asylum 1
Cane Hill Asylum 2
Claybury Asylum 8
Colney Hatch Asylum 6
Cancer Hospital, Chelsea 1
Childrens'Hospital, Great Orrnond Stieet 1
Darenth Asylum3
Eastern Fever Hospital 4
Guy's Hospital 1
German Hospital
Hoxton House Asylum 1
Han well Asylum 3