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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 1898
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Whitechapel]
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T able (H).—DISTRICT MEDICAL OFFICERS' ANALYSIS OF CASES FOR 1898.
| Diseases. | 1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | Total. | Diseases. | 1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes. | 1594 | 1359 | 1253 | 1330 | 5536 | 40 Apoplexy | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| ZYMOTIC DISEASES. | 41 Epilepsy | 9 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 25 | ||||||
| 42 Convulsions | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | |||||||
| 1 Small-pox | Vaccinated | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 43 Other diseases of brain and nervous system | 96 | 53 | 60 | 46 | 253 |
| Unvaccinated | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 44 Diseases of organs of special sense | 94 | 9.9, | 11 | 64 | ||
| No statement | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||
| 2 Measles | 28 | 19 | 10 | 14 | 66 | |||||||
| 3 Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 45 Diseases of the circulatory system | 30 | 31 | 37 | 24 | 122 | |
| 4 Typhus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||
| 5 Relapsing Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||
| 6 Influenza | 75 | 24 | 11 | 13 | 123 | 46 Croup | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| 7 Whooping-Cough | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 8 | 47 Bronchitis | 185 | 82 | 81 | 149 | 497 | |
| 8 Diphtheria | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 48 Pneumonia | 7 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 20 | |
| 9 Simple, Continued and ill-defined Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 49 Pleurisy | 7 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 27 | |
| 50 Other respiratory diseases | 259 | 195 | 124 | 163 | 741 | |||||||
| 10 Enteric Fever | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |||||||
| 11 Simple Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 51 Dentition | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | ||
| 12 Diarrhcea, Dysentery | 18 | 25 | 60 | 19 | 122 | 52 Quinzy, sore throat | 8 | 19 | 23 | 16 | 66 | |
| 13 Remittent Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 53 Enteritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 14 Hydrophobia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 54 Peritonitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 15 Glanders | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 55 Diseases of Liver | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | |
| 16 Cow-Pox and effects of Vaccination | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 56 Other diseases of digestive system | 95 | 65 | 106 | 88 | 354 | |
| 17 Veneral affections | 28 | 39 | 28 | 32 | 115 | |||||||
| 18 Erysipelas | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 57 Diseases of lymphatic system and ductless glands | 2 | 2 | 4 | 15 | ||
| 19 Pyæmia and Septicæmia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||
| 20 Puerperal Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||
| 21 Other Zymotic Diseases | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 58 Diseases of urinary systm. | 27 | 31 | 27 | 31 | 116 | |
| 22 Thrush | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |||||||
| 23 Worms and other Parasitic Diseases | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 59 Diseases of generativesystem | 70 | 61 | 61 | 56 | 248 | |
| 24 Starvation, want of breast-milk | 8 | 8 | 12 | 24 | 52 | 60 Accidents of childbirth | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | |
| 25 Alcoholism | 4 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 33 | 61 Diseases of locomotive system | 179 | 206 | 176 | 220 | 781 | |
| 26 Rheumatic Fever and rheumatism of heart | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| 62 Diseases of integumentary system | 62 | 61 | 64 | 45 | 232 | |||||||
| 27 Rheumatism | 126 | 107 | 108 | 107 | 448 | |||||||
| 28 Gout | 9 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 24 | |||||||
| 29 Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ACCIDENTS. | ||||||
| 30 Cancer | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||
| 31 Tabes Mesenterica | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 63 Fracture and Contusion | 88 | 68 | 41 | 62 | 259 | |
| 32 Tubercular Meningitis | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 4 | 64 Gunshot wounds | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 33 Phthisis | 16 | 25 | 19 | 30 | 80 | 65 Cut, stab | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 34 Scrofula, Tuberculosis | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66 Burn and scald | ... | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 | |
| 35 Other Constitutnl. diseas. | 3 | 44 | 4 | 2 | 53 | 67 Poison | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 4 | |
| 68 Drowning | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||
| 36 Premature birth | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 69 Suffocation | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 37 Atelectasis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 70 Otherwise | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 38 Congenital malformatls. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 71 Other causes | 123 | 22 | 135 | 116 | 496 | |
| 39 Old age | 2 | 4 | ... | 4 | 10 | |||||||