Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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Causes of, and Agt
Causes of Death.
Enteric Fever
Small Pox
Measles .
Scarlet Fever
Whooping Cough
Diphtheria and all deaths from Croup (except
"spasmodic" "false" " stridulous" and
"catarrhal")
Influenza
Erysipelas
CerebroSpinal Fever.
Typhus Fever
Continued Fever
Dysentery
Glanders.
Anthrax .
Lead Poisoning
Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis)
Tuberculous Meningitis (Acute Hydrocephalus)
Other Tuberculous Diseases
Rheumatic Fever
Cancer, malignant disease (Sarcoma, Rodent
Ulcer, etc.)
Bronchitis
BronchoPneumonia.
Pneumonia (all other forms)
Other diseases of Respiratory Organs
Diarrhoea and Enteritis (all deaths from
Diarrhoea, except those secondary to some
well defined disease)
Appendicitis and Typhlitis
Alcoholism, Delirium Tremens, acute and
chronic alcoholism (but not those from
organic disease due to alcoholism)
Cirrhosis of Liver
Nephritis and Bright's Disease .
Puerperal Fever (Pyaemia, Septicaemia,
Saprsemia, Pelvic Peritonitis,Peri and Endo
Metritis occurring in the Puerperium)
Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy
and Parturition
Congenital Debility and Malformation, including
Premature Birth, Atrophy, Marasmus,
want of Breast Milk, but not from
Atelectasis . . . 1
Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide
Suicides .
Heart Disease
Old Age .
Other Defined Diseases
Diseases illdefined or unknown
Encephalitis Lethargica
Total . 3