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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 1892
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Whitechapel]
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T he above D eaths took place as follows:—
| In the London Hospital | 30 |
| „ Homerton Hospital | 20 |
| „ Whitechapel Infirmary | 11 |
| „ Shadwell Hospital | 4 |
| „ City of London Chest Hospital | 2 |
| „ City Infirmary | 1 |
| „ Guy's Hospital | 1 |
| „ St. Bartholomew's Hospital | 1 |
| „ Hanwell Asylum | 1 |
| „ Grove Hall Asylum | 1 |
| „ Colney Hatch Asylum | 1 |
| „ Brompton Hospital | 1 |
| „ St. George's Hospital | 1 |
| At the several Model Dwellings | 221 |
| 296 |
C auses of D eaths.
| Bright's Disease | 2 | Fatty Deg. of the Heart | 1 |
| Gastritis | 2 | Malnutrition | 1 |
| Cyanosis | 1 | Inanition | 2 |
| Bronchitis | 29 | Debility | 8 |
| Marasmus | 9 | Catarrh | 2 |
| Phthisis | 15 | Asthenia | 3 |
| Pneumonia | 28 | Dyspepsia | 4 |
| Meningitis | 18 | Post Partum | 1 |
| Malig. Dis. of Jaw | 1 | Hoemorrhage | 2 |
| Nephritis | 1 | Rickets | 1 |
| Morbus Cordis | 7 | Erysipelas | 1 |
| Paralysis | 3 | Albuminuria | 1 |
| Suffocation | 6 | Measles | 6 |
| Senile Decay | 8 | Tonsilitis | 1 |
| Enteritis | 9 | Hepatic affedtion | 1 |
| Spinal Caries | 1 | Cancer | 2 |
| Diphtheria | 16 | Laryngismus | 1 |
| Syncope | 8 | Burns | 2 |
| Diarrhœa | 6 | Atelectasis | 2 |
| Dentition | 7 | Scalds | 1 |
| Childbirth | 1 | Empyema | 1 |
| Premature Birth | 7 | Tuberculosis | 3 |
| Typhus Fever | 1 | Mem. Croup | 2 |
| Pertussis | 11 | Hoemoptysis | 1 |
| Peritonitis | 6 | Septicaemia | 1 |
| Brain Disease | 1 | Apncea | 1 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 1 | Hydrocephalus | 4 |
| Abscesses | 2 | Atresia-Ani-Colotomy | 1 |
| Convulsions | 4 | Laryngitis | 2 |
| Atrophy | 2 | Arthritis | 1 |
| Monstrosity | 1 | Ruptured Spleen | 1 |
| Asthma | 1 | Melancholia | 1 |
| Concussion of Brain | 1 | Parturition | 1 |
| Tabes Mesenterica | 7 | Total | 296 |
| Gangrene of Lung | 1 | ||
| Scarlet Fever | 9 |