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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
Whitechapel 1884
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Whitechapel]
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I append a Table to illustrate the value of these columns.
| CLASS OF DISEASE. | Percentage of Deaths to Total Deaths. | |
|---|---|---|
| London. | Whitechapel. | |
| Zymotic Diseases | 18.7 | 18.0 |
| Constitutional Diseases | 20.3 | 21.3 |
| Nervous ,, | 11.5 | 10.6 |
| Circulatory „ | 6.5 | 6.2 |
| Respiratory „ | 19.2 | 25.1 |
| Digestive ,, | 5.7 | 5.0 |
| Urinary ,, | 2.2 | 2.4 |
| Violent Deaths | 3.5 | 3.9 |
In thus comparing the deaths, little variation is observable
excepting as regards the "Respiratory Diseases," and with a view
to complete analysis I have carrisd out into detail the examination
into each disease, into which, for convenience, this class has been
sub-divided. The result is as follows:—
NAME OF DISEASE.
Percentage of deaths from each disease
to total deaths from Respiratory
Diseases.
London.
Whitechapel.
Croup 46 58
Bronchitis 57.7 615
Pneumonia 26.6 24.5
Pleurisy 16 10
Other Respiratory Diseases 9.3 7.0
Bronchitis, therefore, is the disease which proportionately is
more fatal with us than amongst the inhabitants of London generally.