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 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. | |
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All Causes | 23286 | 18843 | 23359 | 24203 | 89691 | 40 Apoplexy | 644 | 513 | 508 | 629 | 2294 | |
41 Epilepsy | 79 | 91 | 85 | 98 | 353 | |||||||
42 Convulsions | 435 | 372 | 476 | 400 | 1683 | |||||||
ZYMOTIC DISEASES. | 43 Other Diseases of Brain and Nervous System | 1055 | 924 | 1008 | 930 | 3917 | ||||||
1 Small-Pox | Vaccinated | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||
Unvaccinated | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||
No Statement | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||
2 Measles | 386 | 696 | 530 | 530 | 2142 | 44 Diseases of Organs of Special Sense | 50 | 42 | 52 | 45 | 189 | |
3 Scarlet Fever | 96 | 84 | 87 | 131 | 398 | |||||||
4 Typhus ,, | 2 | — | 1 | — | 3 | |||||||
5 Relapsing Fever | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
45 Diseases of the Circu-latory System | 2230 | 1761 | 1521 | 2186 | 7698 | |||||||
6 Influenza | 857 | 428 | 70 | 463 | 1818 | |||||||
7 Whooping cough | 681 | 528 | 294 | 216 | 1719 | |||||||
8 Diphtheria | 472 | 357 | 438 | 696 | 1963 | |||||||
9 Simple, Continued & Ill-defined Fever | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | |||||||
46 Croup | 21 | 16 | 18 | 23 | 78 | |||||||
10 Enteric Fever | 155 | 88 | 176 | 381 | 800 | 47 Bronchitis | 3229 | 1511 | 785 | 3673 | 9198 | |
11 Simple Cholera | - | 2 | 147 | 4 | 153 | 48 Pneumonia | 1898 | 1553 | 1021 | 2195 | 666' | |
12 Diarrhœa, Dysentery | 139 | 141 | 3651 | 265 | 4196 | 49 Pleurisy | 88 | 63 | 43 | 94 | 288 | |
13 Remittent Fever | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 50 Other respiratory dis's. | 452 | 274 | 189 | 470 | 1385 | |
14 Hydrophobia | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||
15 Glanders | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 | 51 Dentition | 83 | 96 | 91 | 60 | 330 | |
16 Cow-Pox and Effects of Vaccination | 1 | 1 | 5 | - | 7 | 52 Quinsy, Sore Throat | 15 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 68 | |
53 Enteritis | 246 | 256 | 2290 | 389 | 3181 | |||||||
17 Venereal Affections | 93 | 99 | 121 | 111 | 424 | 54 Peritonitis | 68 | 62 | 63 | 55 | 248 | |
18 Erysipelas | 40 | 35 | 61 | 77 | 213 | 55 Diseases of Liver | 348 | 347 | 384 | 352 | 1431 | |
19 Pyæmia & Septicæmia | 25 | 17 | 26 | 25 | 93 | 56 Other Diseases of Digestive System | 408 | 400 | 480 | 372 | 166C | |
20 Puerperal Fever | 38 | 51 | 41 | 79 | 209 | |||||||
21 Other Zymotic diseases | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 81 | |||||||
57 Diseases of Lymphatic system and Ductless glands | 19 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 106 | |||||||
22 Thrush | 9 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 22 | |||||||
23 Worms and other Parasitic diseases | 3 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 22 | |||||||
58 Diseases of Urinary system | 746 | 570 | 593 | 725 | 2634 | |||||||
24 Starvation, Want of Breast milk | 22 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 63 | |||||||
25 Alcoholism | 185 | 183 | 190 | 230 | 788 | 59 Diseases, Generative system | 76 | 63 | 73 | 82 | 294 | |
26 Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatism of the Heart | 84 | 77 | 84 | 145 | 390 | |||||||
60 Accidents of Childbirth | 52 | 51 | 53 | 61 | 217 | |||||||
27 Rheumatism | 26 | 23 | 25 | 31 | 105 | 61 Diseases of Locomo-tive system | 72 | 51 | 65 | 57 | 24E | |
28 Gout | 28 | 34 | 27 | 36 | 125 | |||||||
29 Rickets | 57 | 55 | 72 | 56 | 240 | |||||||
30 Cancer | 1068 | 980 | 1090 | 1095 | 4233 | 62 Diseases of Integu-mentary system | 84 | 65 | 76 | 79 | 304 | |
31 Tabes Mesenterica | 174 | 183 | 411 | 193 | 961 | |||||||
32 Tubercular Meningitis | 277 | 272 | 358 | 216 | 1123 | |||||||
33 Phthisis | 2287 | 1991 | 1847 | 2382 | 8507 | VIOLENT DEATHS. | ||||||
34 Scrofula, Tuberculosis | 252 | 237 | 254 | 251 | 994 | |||||||
35 Other constitut'nl dis's | 204 | 157 | 163 | 193 | 717 | 63 Accidents | 808 | 812 | 750 | 851 | 3221 | |
64 Other than Accidental | 145 | 149 | 133 | 118 | 545 | |||||||
36 Premature Birth | 661 | 616 | 692 | 719 | 2688 | |||||||
37 Atelectasis | 65 | 48 | 41 | 54 | 208 | |||||||
38 Congntl. Malformatns. | 97 | 101 | 87 | 102 | 387 | 65 Other Causes | 597 | 541 | 935 | 671 | 2744 | |
39 Old Age | 830 | 678 | 585 | 819 | 2912 |