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Strand (Westminster) 1898

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Strand District, London]

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THE STRAND DISTRICT, LONDON. 11

TABLE VII.

St. Anne's Sub.District.Strand Sub.District.The Strand District.
Debility at Birth, &c.10818
Measles213
Whooping Cough22
Diarrhoea51015
Tubercular Disease279
Syphilis22
Convulsions and other Nervous
Diseases.3710
Diseases of Respiratory System ...10818
„ ,, Digestive „325
Marasmus...... ......22
Suffocation in bed with Parents ...22
394786

Causes of Death.—As in former years, deaths from diseases
due to Tubercle (phthisis, scrofula, &c.), and from other diseases
affecting the Respiratory System have occupied a prominent place.

TABLE VIII.

Death Rates from Groups of Diseases per 1,000 persons living

in 1898.

Diseases.Loudon.Strand District.St. Anne's Sub.District.Strand Sub.District.
Principal Zymotic2.771.841.402.29
Tubercular2.484.222.895.57
Respiratory3.274.673.475.90
Nervous1.801.901.162.62
Heart and Bloodvessels1.512.291.232.37
Constitutional1.351.220.821.63
Digestive System1.331.381.481.31
Debility at Birth0.730.730.820.65
Old Age0.560.980.741.22
Urinary Organs0.530.560.330.82
Violence0.780.560.820.32
Dietic0.160.480.330.49
Septic0.09
Other Causes0 .950.610.380.75
All Causes18.321.4316.8725.94