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London County Council 1898

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]

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Table: The following table gives more detailed information concerning the principal diseases included in the constitutional, nervous, and respiratory groups—

The following table gives more detailed information concerning the principal diseases included in the constitutional, nervous, and respiratory groups—

Causes of death.Corrected annual average 1888-97.1898.
Rheumatic fever, rheumatism of heart408367
Rheumatism11199
Gout166137
Rickets277278
Cancer .3,5414,084
Tabes mesenteries1,2591,000
Tubercular meningitis1,2561.232
Phthisis8,4007,966
Scrofula, tuberculosis1,012980
Other constitutional diseases667693
Apoplexy2,2782,092
Epilepsy400348
Convulsions2,2151,639
Other diseases of the brain and nervous system4,5054,057
Croup30357
Bronchitis10,4467,779
Pneumonia5,9885,440
Pleurisy309281
Other diseases of the respiratory system1,4701,149

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More exact comparison can be made of certain causes of death in London sanitary districts by
reference to the following table. These death-rates are fully corrected for deaths in institutions (see
footnote ('), page 3), but are uncorrected for differences in age and sex distribution. Such correction
may perhaps, profitably be made when the death-rates from these diseases, fully corrected for institution
deaths, can be ascertained for a more extended Deriod than one or two years.

Table: Administrative County of London—Year 1898 (365 days). Death rates1 per 100,000 living from all causes and from several causes in each sanitary area.

Administrative County of London—Year 1898 (365 days). Death rates1 per 100,000 living from all causes and from several causes in each sanitary area.

Sanitary area.Measles.Rheumatic fever.Cancer.Tabes mesenterica.Tubercular meningitis.Phthisis.Other tubercular diseases.Pneumonia.Other respiratory diseases.Other causes.All causes.
Paddington712961923139141181609621,604
Kensington6781081235132221251789511,638
Hammersmith1179851630152281291971,0741,837
Fulham467772125146101181721,0971,719
Chelsea9661012222176281332001,0311,815
St. George, Hanover-sq.4591037151206831637711,322
Westminster9941051334268191392441,1482,073
St. James689108536198271312121,0621,856
Marylebone9371181618176151072481,0311,829
Hampstead3241001118748391027791,167
Pancras4711911733200251281881,1761,916
Islington99983232614518912029671,663
Stoke Newington2999814311012551568841,370
Hackney509842526138171031631,0241,639
St. Giles69161442429328241282431,0292,034
St. Martin-in-the-Fields8—808241778971619821,545
Strand569771734335561293911,2112,315
Holborn1103733740316231463861,3512,485
Clerkenwell9115571235239261162841,3062,181
St. Luke90—783451270391074431,4762,588
London, City of28—7631018945832341,2471,915
Shoreditch916773533202271622651,3322,230
Bethnal-green1179654636217131613381,2472,249
Whitechapel562652041256142112101,1432,018
St. George-in-the-East6812755025272542143381,3752,483
Limehouse957841934235311642251,4722,366
Mile-end Old-town826643226148211511981,2551,983
Poplar7611724529185201572511,2752,121
St. Saviour, Southwark6941104549293162402571,2662,349
St. George, Sonthwark6610883841319352122751,3542,438
Newington459802830240181652171,2192,051
St. Olave351889935213711422131,2302,055
Bermondsey6910' 692136215341422271,2542,077
Rotherhithe7620542427174321661931,1391,905
Lambeth449941728163151082251,0841,787
Battersea659692019149351191561,0461,687
Wandsworth54884172611216871329001,436
Camberwell465921825152151091939831,638
Greenwich607812118148291041751,2081,851
Lewisham39111211188625691199991,489
Woolwich1405187221222227582391,2202,032
Lee13388132811315911261,0031,493
Plumstead9357424191426621681,0331,626
London688862227172211202051.0951.824

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' See footnote (l). mee 3.