London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Limehouse 1899
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 1899
This page requires JavaScript
TABLE III.
Shewing the number of Deaths at all ages in 1899, from certain groups of Diseases, and proportions to 1000 of Population, and to 1000 Deaths from all causes; also the number of Deaths of Infants under one year of age from other groups of Diseases, and proportions to 1000 Births and to 1000 Deaths from all causes under one year.
| DIVISION I. (ADULTS). | Total Deaths. | Deaths per 1000 of population at all ages. | Deaths per 1000 of total deaths at all ages. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Principal Zymotic Diseases | 182 | 3 | 121.3 |
| 2. Pulmonary Diseases | 284 | 4.8 | 189.4 |
| 3. Principal Tubercular Diseases | 198 | 3.3 | 132 |
| DIVISION II. (Infants under One Year). | Total Deaths. | Deaths per 1000 of Births. | Deaths per 1000 of total deaths under one year. |
| 4. Wasting Diseases | 113 | 58 | 270 |
| 5. Convulsive Diseases | 67 | 34 | 81 |
NOTICE.
1. Includes Small Pox, Measles, Scarlet F ever, Diphtheria,
Membranous Croup, "Whooping Cough, Typhus, Puerperal,
Enteric (or Typhoid), and Simple Continued Fevers, and
Diarrhœa; 37 of the deaths occurred in Hospitals situated
beyond the limits of the District.
3. Includes Phthisis, Scrofula, Tuberculosis, and Tabes.
4. Includes Marasmus, Atrophy, Debility, Want of Breast Milk, and
Premature Birth.
5. Includes Hydrocephalus, Infantile Meningitis, Convulsions, and
Teething.