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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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 |