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 M.—WHITECHAPEL DISTRICT DEATHS FOR 1900.
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 | 459 | 403 | 364 | 319 | *545 | 40 Apoplexy | 10 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 32 | |
41 Epilepsy | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |||||||
ZYMOTIC DISEASES. | ||||||||||||
42 Convulsions | 11 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 47 | |||||||
43 Other Diseases of Brain and Nervous System | 21 | 21 | 11 | 15 | 68 | |||||||
1 Small- Pox | Vaccinated | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
Unvaccinated | — | — | — | |||||||||
No statement | — | — | — | — | — | 44 Diseases of Organs of Special Sense | — | 3 | — | 3 | 6 | |
2 Measles | 8 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 24 | |||||||
3 ScarletFever | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 45 Diseases of the Circulatorv System | 45 | 46 | 27 | 40 | 158 | |
4 Typhus Fever | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | |||||||
5 Relapsing Fever | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
6 Influenza | 16 | 3 | — | — | 19 | 46 Croup | — | — | — | — | ||
7 Whooping-cough | 4 | 12 | 7 | — | 23 | 47 bronchitis | 72 | 19 | 43 | 164 | ||
8 Diphtheria | 7 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 48 Pneumonia | 52 | 48 | 32 | 37 | 169 | |
9 Simple, Continued and Ill-defined Fever | — | — | — | — | — | 49 Pleurisy | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |
50 Other Resipratory Diseases | 8 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 22 | |||||||
10 Enteric Fever | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | |||||||
11 Simple Cholera | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
51 Dentition | 1 | 2 | — | — | 3 | |||||||
12 Diarrhoea, Dysentery | 1 | 1 | 30 | 5 | 37 | |||||||
13 Remittent Fever | — | — | — | — | — | 52 Quinzy, Sore Throat | — | — | ||||
14 Hydrophobia | — | — | — | — | — | 53 Enteritis | — | — | — | — | ||
15 Glanders | — | — | — | — | — | 54 Peritonitis | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
16 Cow-Pox and Effects of Vaccination | — | — | — | — | — | 55 Diseases of Liver | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | |
56 Other Diseases of Digestive System | 20 | 20 | 45 | 14 | 99 | |||||||
17 Venereal Affections | 2 | — | 1 | — | 3 | |||||||
18 Erysipelas | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
57 Diseases of Lymphatic System and Ductless Glands | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
19 Pyaemia and Septicaemia | 3 | — | 1 | — | 4 | |||||||
20 Puerperal Fever | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | |||||||
21 Other Zymotic Diseases | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
22 Thrush | — | — | — | — | — | 58 Diseases of Urinary System | 15 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 41 | |
23 Worms and other Parasitic Diseases | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
59 Diseases, Generative System | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
24 Starvation, Want of Breast-milk | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
60 Accidents of Childbirth | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | |||||||
25 Alcoholism | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | |||||||
26 Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatism of the Heart | — | 3 | — | 1 | 4 | 61 Diseases of Locomotive System | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | |
62 Diseases of Integumentary System | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | |||||||
27 Rheumatism | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |||||||
28 Gout | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | |||||||
29 Rickets | 3 | 1 | — | — | 4 | |||||||
VIOLENT DEATHS. | ||||||||||||
30 Cancer | 5 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 51 | |||||||
31 Tabes Mesenterica | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | 6 | |||||||
32 Tubercular Meniningitis | 7 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 63 Accidents | 22 | 16 | 18 | 10 | 66 | |
33 Phthisis | 57 | 46 | 178 | |||||||||
64 Homicide | — | — | — | — | —- | |||||||
34 Scrofula, Tuberculosis | 3 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 34 | |||||||
35 Other Constitutional Diseases | 25 | 25 | 18 | 15 | 83 | |||||||
65 Suicide | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | |||||||
36 Premature Birth | 5 | — | 15 | — | 38 | 66 Other Causes | — | — | — | — | — | |
37 Atelectasis | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
38 Congenital Malformations | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
39 Old Age | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 29 |