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Whitechapel 1898
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Whitechapel]
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Table (M).-WHITECHAPEL DISTRICT DEATHS FOR 1898.
| CAUSES OF DEATH. | 1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | TOTAL. | CAUSES OF DEATH. | 1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | TOTAL. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes | 452 | 320 | 415 | 389 | 1576 | 45 Diseases of the circulatory system | 43 | 27 | 32 | 33 | 135 | |
| ZYMOTIC DISEASES. | ||||||||||||
| 1 Small- Pox | Vaccinated | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 46 Croup | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
| Unvaccinated | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 47 Bronchitis | 53 | 24 | 18 | 26 | 121 | |
| No statement | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 48 Pneumonia | 57 | 32 | 32 | 57 | 178 | |
| 2 Measles | 10 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 38 | 49 Pleurisy | 7 | ... | 1 | 7 | 13 | |
| 3 Scarlet Fever | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 50 Other respiratory diseases | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 13 | |
| 4 Typhus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 51 Dentition | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 12 | |
| 5 Relapsing Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 52 Quinzy, sore throat | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 6 Influenza | 8 | 2 | ... | 2 | 1'2 | |||||||
| 7 Whooping-Cough | 8 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 53 Enteritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 8 Diphtheria | 9 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 54 Peritonitis | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 3 | |
| 9 Simple, continued and Ill-defined Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 55 Diseases of liver | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | |
| 56 Other diseases of digestive system | 19 | 18 | 73 | 25 | 135 | |||||||
| 10 Enteric Fever | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | |||||||
| 11 Simple Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 57 Diseases of lymphatic system and ductless glands | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 12 Diarrhœa, Dysentery | 2 | 1 | 43 | 7 | 53 | |||||||
| 13 Remittent Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||
| 14 Hydrophobia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||
| 15 Glanders | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 58 Diseases of the urinary system | 12 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 43 | |
| 16 Cow-Pox and effects of Vaccination | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||
| 17 Veneral affections | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | 5 | 59 Diseases of generative system | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
| 18 Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | |||||||
| 19 Pyæmia and Septicæmia | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |||||||
| 20 Puerperal Fever | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 60 Accidents of childbirth | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | |
| 21 Other Zymotic diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||
| 61 Diseases of locomotive system | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 4 | |||||||
| 22 Thrush | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||
| 23 Worms and other Parasitic Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||
| 62 Diseases of integumentary system | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | |||||||
| 24 Starvation, want of breast-milk | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |||||||
| VIOLENT DEATHS. (Accident). | ||||||||||||
| 25 Alcoholism | 2 | 2 | l | 2 | 7 | |||||||
| 26 Rheumatic Fever and rheumatism of heart | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 63 Fracture and Contusion | 6 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 28 | |
| 27 Rheumatism | 2 | ... | l | 1 | 4 | 64 Gun Shot wounds | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| 28 Gout | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 65 Cut, stab | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 29 Rickets | 1 | ... | 3 | 2 | 6 | 66 Burn and scald | 11 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 18 | |
| 30 Cancer | 15 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 47 | 67 Poison | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| 31 Tabes Mesenterica | 9 | 9 | 5 | 9, | 11 | 68 Drowning | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 4 | |
| 32 Tubercular Meningitis | 3 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 69 Suffocation | 7 | ... | 4 | 3 | 14 | |
| 33 Phthisis | 52 | 48 | 37 | 51 | 188 | 70 Otherwise | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 34 Scrofula, Tuberculosis | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | (Homicide). | ||||||
| 35 Other Constitnl. diseases | 20 | 13 | 35 | 29 | 97 | |||||||
| 36 Premature birth | 7 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 30 | 71 Murder & Manslaughter | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | |
| 37 Atelectasis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | (Suicide). | ||||||
| 38 Congenital malformatns. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||
| 39 Old age | 19 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 41 | 72 Gun Shot wounds | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 40 Apoplexy | 15 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 43 | 73 Cut, stab | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 41 Epilepsy | 3 | 2 | 3 | ... | 8 | 74 Poison | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 42 Convulsions | 13 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 41 | 75 Drowning | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 43 Other diseases of brain and nervous system | 21 | 21 | 20 | 26 | 88 | 76 Hanging | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 77 Otherwise | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | |||||||
| 44 Diseases of organs of special sense | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 78 Other causes | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ||