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Whitechapel 1899

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Whitechapel]

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T able L.—METROPOLITAN DEATHS FOR QUARTER ENDED DECEMBER 30 th , 1899.

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 Causes232861884323359242038969140 Apoplexy6445135086292294
41 Epilepsy79918598353
42 Convulsions4353724764001683
ZYMOTIC DISEASES.43 Other Diseases of Brain and Nervous System105592410089303917
1 Small-PoxVaccinated1113
Unvaccinated-----
No Statement-----
2 Measles386696530530214244 Diseases of Organs of Special Sense50425245189
3 Scarlet Fever968487131398
4 Typhus ,,213
5 Relapsing Fever
45 Diseases of the Circu-latory System22301761152121867698
6 Influenza857428704631818
7 Whooping cough6815282942161719
8 Diphtheria4723574386961963
9 Simple, Continued & Ill-defined Fever1---1
46 Croup2116182378
10 Enteric Fever1558817638180047 Bronchitis3229151178536739198
11 Simple Cholera-2147415348 Pneumonia1898155310212195666'
12 Diarrhœa, Dysentery1391413651265419649 Pleurisy88634394288
13 Remittent Fever1---150 Other respiratory dis's.4522741894701385
14 Hydrophobia-----
15 Glanders1-1-251 Dentition83969160330
16 Cow-Pox and Effects of Vaccination115-752 Quinsy, Sore Throat1519181668
53 Enteritis24625622903893181
17 Venereal Affections939912111142454 Peritonitis68626355248
18 Erysipelas4035617721355 Diseases of Liver3483473843521431
19 Pyæmia & Septicæmia251726259356 Other Diseases of Digestive System408400480372166C
20 Puerperal Fever38514179209
21 Other Zymotic diseases2121201981
57 Diseases of Lymphatic system and Ductless glands19303029106
22 Thrush935522
23 Worms and other Parasitic diseases3115322
58 Diseases of Urinary system7465705937252634
24 Starvation, Want of Breast milk2213131563
25 Alcoholism18518319023078859 Diseases, Generative system76637382294
26 Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatism of the Heart847784145390
60 Accidents of Childbirth52515361217
27 Rheumatism2623253110561 Diseases of Locomo-tive system7251655724E
28 Gout28342736125
29 Rickets57557256240
30 Cancer106898010901095423362 Diseases of Integu-mentary system84657679304
31 Tabes Mesenterica174183411193961
32 Tubercular Meningitis2772723582161123
33 Phthisis22871991184723828507VIOLENT DEATHS.
34 Scrofula, Tuberculosis252237254251994
35 Other constitut'nl dis's20415716319371763 Accidents8088127508513221
64 Other than Accidental145149133118545
36 Premature Birth6616166927192688
37 Atelectasis65484154208
38 Congntl. Malformatns.971018710238765 Other Causes5975419356712744
39 Old Age8306785858192912