London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
City of London 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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| Causes of Deaths. | Total Deaths of all Seamen, British and Foreign, on Sailing and Steam Vessels. | Deaths after Discharge. | Grand, Total. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brought forward | 230 | 62 | 292 |
| Diseases of the Nervous System— | |||
| Apoplexy | 29 | 1 | 30 |
| Inflammation of the Brain | 11 | 1 | 12 |
| Heat Apoplexy and Heat Stroke | 20 | 1 | 21 |
| Sunstroke | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Other Diseases of the Brain | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Paralysis | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Other Diseases of the Nervous System | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| Lunacy and Insanity | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| Alcoholism | 6 | — | 6 |
| Opium | 8 | — | 8 |
| Diseases of the Circulatory System— | |||
| Diseases of the Heart | 142 | 20 | 162 |
| Other Diseases of the Circulatory System | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Diseases of the Respiratory System— | |||
| Phthisis | 79 | 18 | 97 |
| Pneumonia | 92 | 21 | 113 |
| Bronchitis | 14 | 2 | 16 |
| Pleurisy | 10 | 2 | 12 |
| Other Diseases of the Respiratory System | 21 | 6 | 27 |
| Diseases of the Digestive System— | |||
| Diseases of the Stomach (Gastritis, &c.) | 24 | 2 | 26 |
| Diseases of the Intestines (Enteritis, Peritonitis, Appendicitis, &c.) | 56 | 10 | 66 |
| Diseases of the Liver (Jaundice, Hepatitis, Cirrhosis, &c.) | 17 | 6 | 23 |
| Diarrhœa and Dysentery | 29 | 5 | 34 |
| Other Diseases of the Digestive System | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Diseases of the Urinary System— | |||
| Diseases of the Kidneys (Nephritis, Uræmia, &c.) | 23 | 4 | 27 |
| Bright's Disease | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Other Diseases of the Urinary System | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| . Dropsy | 7 | — | 7 |
| Debility, Other Ill-defined and Unknown | |||
| Diseases— | |||
| Debility | 22 | 2 | 24 |
| Other and Ill.defined Diseases | 37 | 1 | 38 |
| Unknown Diseases | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 920 | 183 | 1,103 |
From the above figures it will be seen that the causes accounting for the largest number of deaths from disease, are as follows:—
| Per cent. of Total Deaths from Disease. | ||
|---|---|---|
| Diseases of the Heart | 162 | 14.6 |
| Pneumonia | 113 | 10.2 |
| Tuberculosis and Phthisis | 131 | 11.8 |
| Total from Diseases of the Respiratory System | 265 | 24.0 |
| Total from Diseases of the Digestive System | 151 | 13.6 |
| Total from Zymotic Diseases | 238 | 21.5 |