London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Rotherhithe 1897
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Rotherhithe]
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154
Dirty, defective and uncovered cisterns 60
Forecourts, defective and unpaved 48
Defective main and branch drains 61
Sanitary conveniences supplied to workshops, wharves, etc. 5
Workshops and work places inspected 7
Trade nuisances abated 2
Animals kept as to be a nuisance 11
Drinking water cistern directly connected to w.c. 25
No receptacles for offal nil.
Houses registered under By-laws for houses let in lodgings 9
Bodies removed to mortuary 1
Bakehouses and cowhouses 24
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| Cause of Death. | Under year. | One to Five. | Fire to Twenty. | Twenty to Forty. | Forty to Sixty. | Sixty to Highly. | Eighty and Upwards | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phthisis | ... | 1 | 3 | 28 | 23 | 5 | ... | 60 |
| Scrofula | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | - |
| Other Constitutional Diseases | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ... | 14 |
| Premature Birth | 40 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 40 |
| Atelectasis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | . . . | ... | 1 |
| Old Age | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 18 | 29 |
| Apoplexy | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 15 | 1 | 24 |
| Paralysis | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 3 |
| Epilepsy | ... | ... | ... | l | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Convulsions | 20 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 22 |
| Other Diseases of Brain | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 27 |
| Otorrhœa | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Diseases of Circulatory System | ... | ... | 11 | 9 | 23 | 20 | 1 | 64 |
| Croup and Laryngitis | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 |
| Bronchitis | 14 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 19 | 5 | 59 |
| Broncho-Pneumonia | 25 | 17 | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | 47 |
| Pneumonia | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 39 |
| Pleuro-Pneumonia | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Pleurisy | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 5 |
| Dentition | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 |
| Enteritis | 9 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 12 | |
| Peritonitis | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ... | 8 |
| Other Diseases of Digestive Organs | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 |
| Parturition | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 |
| Hernia (Strangulated) | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 3 |
| Plumbism | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | - |
| Diseases of Urinary System | ... | 1 | 3 | 3 | 14 | ... | 23 | |
| Intestinal Obstruction | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| Diseases of Generative System | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | - |
| Diseases of the Locomotive System | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |
| Accidents—Fractures | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 |
| Wounds | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Burns and Scalds | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Poisoning | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | - |
| Drowning | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | 7 | |
| Suffocation | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 |
| Other Causes | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 5 |
| Suicide— | ||||||||
| Wounds (Cut Throat) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | - |
| Poison | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Drowning | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | - |
| Hanging | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | - |
| Other Causes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | - |