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 Whitechapel]
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Causes of Death. | 0 and under | 1 and under 5 | 5 and under 20 | 20 and under 40 | 40 and under 60 | 60 and under 80 | 80 and above | Total. | Causes of Death. | 0 and under 1 | 1 and under 5 | 5 and under '20 | 20 and under 40 | 40 and under 60 | 60 and under 80 | 80 and above. | Total. |
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1. -Zymotic. | 100 | 170 | 20 | 60 | 81 | 59 | 5 | 495 | |||||||||
I.—Miasmatic. | IV.—Digestive Organs. | ||||||||||||||||
Small-pox | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 13 | |||||||||
Bleasles | 3 | 13 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 16 | Cancerum Oris | ||||||||
Scarlatina | .. | 9 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 12 | Gastritis | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Diphtheria | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Enteritis | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 |
Quinsy | Peritonitis | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | 6 | ||||||||
Croup | 6 | 14 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 21 | Ascites | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 6 |
Hooping-Cough | 5 | 20 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 26 | Ulc. of Intestines | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 3 |
Typhus Fever | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | 4 | .. | 8 | Heus (Rupture) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 |
Erysipelas | 2 | 2 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | 8 | Ileus | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Puerperal Fever | Intussusception | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | ||||||||
Carbuncle | Fistula | ||||||||||||||||
Influnza | Stomach Disease, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | ||||||||
Dysentery | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | Pancreas Disease, &c. | .. | |||||||
Diarrhœa | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | Hepatits | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | |
Ague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Liver Disease, &c. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | .. | 14 | |
Remittent Fever | Spleen Discase, &c. | ||||||||||||||||
Rheumatism | V.- Urinary Organs. | ||||||||||||||||
Pyaemia | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | |||||||||
II.—Enthetic. | Nephritis | ||||||||||||||||
Syphilis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | Disease of Bladder | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | |
Stricture of Urethra | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | Nephria (Bright's Disease) | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | 7 |
Hydrophobia | |||||||||||||||||
III.—Dietic. | Diabetes | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | ||||||||
Privation | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | Stone | ||||||||
Want of Breast Milk | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | Prostate Disease | ||||||||
Purpura and Scurvy | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Kidney Disease, &c. | ||||||||
Alcoholism - Delirium Tremens | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | VI.- Organs of Generation. | ||||||||
,, Intemperance | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | Ovarian Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 3 |
Lead Poisoning | Uterus Disease, &c. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. | 5 | ||||||||
IV.—Parasitic. | VII. Organs of Locomotion. | ||||||||||||||||
Thrush | |||||||||||||||||
Worms, &c | Locomotion. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | ||||||||
2,—Constitutional. I.—Diathetic. | Joint Disease, &c. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | ||||||||
VIII. — Integumentary System. | |||||||||||||||||
Gout | Phlegmon | ||||||||||||||||
Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | Skin Disease, &c | ||||||||
Cancer | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 3 | 4.—Developmental I.—Diseases of Children. | ||||||||
Mortification | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | |||||||||
Abscess | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | 6 | |||||||||
Anaemia | Premature Birth | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 12 | ||||||||
II.—Tubercular. | Cyanosis | ||||||||||||||||
Scrofula | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | Spina Bifida | ||||||||
Tabes Mesenterica | 11 | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 23 | Other Malformations | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Phthisis (Consumptn) | .. | 4 | 3 | 19 | 3 | .. | 61 | Teething | 2 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 | |
Hydrocephalus | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | II.—Diseases of Adults. | |||||||||
3—Local. I.—Nervous System. | |||||||||||||||||
Paramenia | |||||||||||||||||
Childbirth | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | 6 | |||||||||
Cephslitis | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | III.—Diseasesof Old People. | ||||||||
Apoplexy | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 | 12 | |||||||||||
Palsy (Paralysis) | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 5 | Old Age | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 27 | 17 | 44 | |
Insanity | IV.—Diseases of Nutrition. | ||||||||||||||||
Tetanus | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | |||||||||
Epilepsy | Atrophy and Debility | 14 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 16 | ||||||||
Convulsions | 22 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 30 | 5.—Violent Deaths. I.—Accidents or Negligence. | ||||||||
Chorea | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |||||||||
Brain Disease, &c. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 5 | |||||||||
II.—Organs of Circulation. | Burns and Scalds | .. | 8 | 6 | 3 | .. | 3 | 1 | 21 | ||||||||
Poison | |||||||||||||||||
Pericarditis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | Suffocation | 4 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 6 |
Aneurism | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 3 | Violence | I | .. | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | |
Heart Disease, &c | .. | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 22 | Drowning | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | |
Phlebitis | III.—Homicide. Murder and Man | ||||||||||||||||
Disease of Arteries | |||||||||||||||||
111.—Respiratory Organs. | slaughter | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | ||||||||
VI.—Suicide. | |||||||||||||||||
Laryngismus | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Wounds | ||||||||
Laryngitis | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | Poison | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
Bronchitis | 12 | 24 | .. | 8 | 20 | 17 | 1 | 82 | Hanging | ||||||||
Pleurisy | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 | Drowning | ||||||||
Pneumonia | 22 | 34 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | .. | 65 | Otherwise | ||||||||
Lung Disease, &c. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 9 | 10 | i | 21 | Not Specified____ | ||||||||
100 | 170 | 20 | 60 | 81 | 59 | 5 | 495 | 138 | 191 | 36 | 91 | 113 | 107 | 24 | 700 |