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Whitechapel 1891
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Whitechapel]
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T able H.—DISTRICT MEDICAL OFFICERS' ANALYSIS OF CASES FOR 1891.
| Diseases. | 1st Quar. | 2nd Quar. | 3rd Quar. | 4th Quar. | Total. | Diseases. | 1st Quar. | 2nd Quar. | 3rd Quar. | 4th Quar. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes | 1516 | 1386 | 972 | 1244 | 5118 | 40 Apoplexy | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 3 |
| 41 Epilepsy | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | ||||||
| 42 Convulsions | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | ||||||
| ZYMOTIC DISEASES | 43 Other diseases of brain and nervous system | 58 | 44 | 44 | 34 | 180 | |||||
| Vaccinated | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||
| 1 Small Pox Unvaccinat'd | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 44 Diseases of organs of special sense | 11 | 13 | 10 | 18 | 52 |
| No statement | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||
| 2 Measles | 22 | 3 | 8 | 35 | |||||||
| 3 Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 45 Diseases of circulatory system | 14 | 18 | 14 | 23 | 69 | |
| 4 Typhus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||
| 5 Relapsing Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||
| 6 Influenza | 1 | 210 | 21 | 47 | 279 | Croup | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 |
| 7 Whooping cough | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 47 Bronchitis | 265 | 119 | 67 | 127 | 578 |
| 8 Diphtheria | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 48 Pneumonia | 14 | 9 | ... | 2 | 25 |
| 9 Simple, Continued and ill-defined fever | 1 | ... | 9 | ... | 10 | 49 Pleurisy | 15 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 37 |
| 50 Other respiratory diseases | 234 | 136 | 121 | 188 | 679 | ||||||
| 10 Enteric fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||
| n Simple cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 51 Dentition | 3 | ... | ... | 3 | 6 |
| 12 Diarrhœa, Dysentery | ii | 21 | 20 | 14 | 66 | 52 Quinzy, sore throat | 14 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 42 |
| 13 Remittent fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 53 Enteritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 14 Hydrophobia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | Peritonitis | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| 15 Glanders | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 55 Diseases of liver | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
| 16 Cow pox and effe&s of vaccination . | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 56 Other diseases of diges tive system | 57 | 43 | 55 | 53 | 208 |
| 17 Venereal affections | 15 | 11 | 22 | 53 | |||||||
| 18 Erysipelas | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 57 Diseases of lymphatic system and ductless glands | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | |
| 19 ya2mia and Septicaemia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||
| 20 Puerperal Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||
| 21 Other Zymotic diseases | 2 | ... | ... | 6 | |||||||
| 22 Thrush | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 58 Diseases of urinary syst'm | 25 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 89 |
| 23 Worms and other para-sitic diseases | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 59 Diseases of generative system | 78 | 72 | 63 | 58 | 271 |
| 24 Starvation, want of breast-milk | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 60 Accidents of childbirth | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 |
| 25 Alcoholism | 6 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 61 Diseases of locomotive system | 183 | 148 | 110 | 146 | 587 |
| 26 Rheumatic fever and rheumatism of heart | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 62 Diseases of integu mentary system | 68 | 72 | 69 | 84 | 293 |
| 27 Rheumatism | 123 | I06 | 109 | 437 | |||||||
| 28 Gout | 4 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 26 | ||||||
| 29 Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||
| 30 Cancer | 2 | ... | 2 | 4 | VIOLENCE.— A ccident. | ||||||
| 31 Tabes Mesenterica | 4 | 2 | ... | 1 | 7 | 63 Fracture and contusion | 30 | 45 | 30 | 42 | 147 |
| 32Tubercular Meningitis... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 64 Gun shot wounds | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 33 Phthisis | 27 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 50 | 65 Cut, stab | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | S |
| 34Scrofula, Tuberculosis | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 66 Burn or scald | 3 | ... | 4 | ... | 7 |
| 35 Other constitutnl.diseases | 2 | 3 | 19 | 1 | 25 | 67 Poison | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 68 Drowning | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||
| 36Premature birth | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 69 Suffocation | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 37 Atelectasis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 70 Otherwise | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 38Congenital malformations | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||
| 39Old age. | 6 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 26 | 71 Other Causes | 187 | 221 | 115 | 176 | 699 |