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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Table (H).—DISTRICT MEDICAL OFFICERS' ANALYSIS OF CASES FOR 1897.
| Diseases. | 1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | Total. | Diseases. | 1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes | 1543 | 1130 | 1145 | 1455 | 5273 | 40 Apoplexy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 41 Epilepsy | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 24 | ||||||
| 42 Convulsions | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | ||||||
| ZYMOTIC DISEASES. | 43 Other diseases of brain and nervous system | 57 | 62 | 40 | 61 | 220 | |||||
| 1 Small-Pox Vaccinated | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||
| 1 Small-Pox Unvaccinated | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 44 Diseases of organs of special sense | 12 | 18 | 17 | 23 | 70 |
| 1 Small-Pox No statement | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||
| 2 Measles | 8 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 82 | 45 Diseases of circulatory system | 31 | 40 | 39 | 35 | 145 |
| 3 Scarlet-Fever | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ||||||
| 4 Typhus „ | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||
| 5 Relapsing Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 46 Croup | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| 6 Influenza | 47 | 23 | 14 | 22 | 106 | 47 Bronchitis | 167 | 92 | 66 | 162 | 487 |
| 7 Whooping-Cough | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 48 Pneumonia | 4 | .. | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 8 Diphtheria | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 49 Pleurisy | 10 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 32 |
| 9Simple, Continued and ill-defined Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 50 Other respiratory diseases | 305 | 172 | 138 | 212 | 827 |
| 10 Enteric Fever | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 51 Dentition | 1 | .. | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 11 Simple Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 52 Quinzy, sore throat | 6 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 52 |
| 12 Diarrhoea, Dysentery | 15 | 10 | 71 | 17 | 113 | 53 Enteritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 13 Remittent Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 54 Peritonitis | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 Hydrophobia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 55 Diseases of liver | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 13 |
| 15 Glanders | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 56 Other diseases of digestive system | 89 | 67 | 78 | 96 | 330 |
| 16 Cow Pox and effects of Vaccination | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||
| 17 Venereal affections | 23 | 18 | 20 | 33 | 94 | 57 Diseases of lymphatic system and ductless glands | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 |
| 18 Erysipelas | 3 | .. | 13 | 2 | 18 | ||||||
| 19 Pyæmia and Septicemia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||
| 20 Puerperal Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||
| 11 Other Zymotic Diseases | .. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 58 Diseases of urinary system | 36 | 25 | 35 | 30 | 126 |
| 22 Thrush | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 59 Diseases of generative system | 59 | 58 | 42 | 66 | 225 |
| 23 Worms and other Parasitic Diseases | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||||||
| 60 Accidents of childbirth | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| 24 Starvation, want of breast-milk | 20 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 42 | ||||||
| 61 Diseases of locomotive system | 154 | 162 | 190 | 177 | 683 | ||||||
| 25 Alcoholism | 7 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 35 | ||||||
| 26 Rheumatic Fever and rheumatism of heart | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 62 Diseases of integumentary system | 75 | 38 | 47 | 67 | 227 |
| 27 Rheumatism | 179 | 106 | 83 | 116 | 484 | ||||||
| 28 Gout | 1 | 6 | 1 | .. | 8 | ACCIDENTS. | |||||
| 29 Rickets | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||
| 30 Cancer | .. | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||||||
| 31 Tabes Mesenterica | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 63 Fracture and contusion.. | 71 | 41 | 44 | 71 | 227 |
| Tubercular Meningitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||
| 33 Phthisis | 14 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 47 | 65 Cut, stab | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 34 Scrofula, Tuberculosis | .. | .. | l | 3 | 4 | 66 Burn and scald | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 35 Other constitutnl.diseases | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 67 Poison | 2 | 1 | 3 | .. | 6 |
| 68 Drowning | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||
| 36 Premature birth | 69 Suffocation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||
| " Atelectasis . | 70 Otherwise | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||
| 38 Congenitalmalformations | |||||||||||
| 39 Old age | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 71 Other causes | 123 | 83 | 95 | 136 | 487 |