London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Stepney 1909

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]

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Epilepsy 2
Erysipelas 1
Gastric Ulcer 1
Heart Disease 65
Influenza 2
Murder 2
Peritonitis 3
Ptomaine Poisoning 2
Plumbism 1
Rupture of Uterus 1
Senility 1
Shock while undergoing a necessary operation under the
influence of an anaesthetic 4
Starvation due to refusal to take food 2
Suicide 28
Tetanus 1
Affecting Children (under five years of age):—
Accidents 16
Accidents and Inattention at Birth 5
Accidental Suffocation caused by bed clothes 2
Atelectasis 1
Bronchitis 5
Burns and Scalds 24
Congenital Defects 3
Convulsions 49
Croup 1
Diarrhoea 7
Diphtheria 3
Enlarged Thymus Gland 2
Exhaustion while suffering from Snuffles 1
Heart Failure 1
Inanition 1
Laryngismus Stridulus 1
Marasmus 3
Measles 11
Meningitis 3
Murder 1
Overlain in bed by parents 38
Peritonitis 1
Pneumonia 20