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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
London County Council 1894
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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APPENDIX II.
Table showing the mortality from the disease under consideration in England as
recorded by the Registrar-General.
(a) First period (1868-76)—Deaths recorded under the head Malignant Pustule.
| Male. | Female. | |
|---|---|---|
| 1863 | 1 | |
| 1864 | 1 | 1 |
| 1865 | 2 | 1 |
| 1866 | 2 | 4 |
| 1867 | 4 | 2 |
| 1868 | 2 | 1 |
| 1869 | 2 | 2 |
| 1870 | 2 | 1 |
| 1871 | 4 | 1 |
| 1872 | — | 1 |
| 1873 | 3 | 1 |
| 1874 | — | — |
| 1875 | 3 | 2 |
| 1876 | — | 4 |
(b) Second period (1877-80)—The heading Malignant Pustule retained, and the headings Charbon and Woolsorters' Disease introduced in 1877 and 1879 respectively.
| Malignant Pustule. | Charbon. | Woolsorters' Disease. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male. | Female. | Male. | Female. | Male. | Female. | |
| 1877 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 1878 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — |
| 1879 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | 3 | — |
| 1880 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 12 | — |
(c) Third period—The heading Splenic Fever adopted.
| Male. | Female. | |
|---|---|---|
| 1881 | 8 | 1 |
| 1882 | 10 | 5 |
| 1883 | 5 | 3 |
| 1884 | 13 | 5 |
| 1885 | 7 | 4 |
| 1886 | 8 | 3 |
| 1887 | 10 | 1 |
| 1888 | 11 | 1 |
| 1889 | 6 | 1 |
| 1890 | 3 | 1 |
| 1891 | 1 | 2 |
| 1892 | 5 | 1 |