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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
Stepney 1900
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Limehouse]
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TABLE IV.—Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the year 1900.
| CAUSES OF DEATH. | DEATHS IN WHOLE DISTRICT AT SUBJOINED AGES. | DEATHS IN LOCALITIES (AT ALL AGES). | Deaths in Public Institutions. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All ages. | Under 1 | 1 and under 5 | 5 and under 15 | 15 and under 25 | 25 and under 65 | 65 and upwards | 1. | 2. | 3. | ||
| Small Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | 75 | 29 | 45 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 47 | 17 | 11 | 6 |
| Scarlet Fever | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| Whooping-cough | 48 | 19 | 28 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 28 | 12 | 8 | 6 |
| Diphtheria and Membranous croup | 19 | 2 | 10 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | 15 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
| Croup | 5 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | ... |
| Fever:—Typhus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric | 7 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 4 | ... | 4 | 3 | ... | 4 |
| Other continued | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Epidemic influenza | 35 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 18 | 15 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 3 |
| Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Plague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diarrhœa | 57 | 40 | 13 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 33 | 15 | 9 | 16 |
| Enteritis | 76 | 53 | 12 | ... | 1 | 7 | 3 | 48 | 16 | 12 | 12 |
| Puerperal fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Erysipelas | 11 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Other septic diseases | 8 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| Phthisis | 141 | ... | ... | 4 | 23 | 111 | 3 | 72 | 44 | 25 | 73 |
| Other tubercular diseases | 54 | 19 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 14 | 11 | 22 |
| Cancer, malignant disease | 44 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 31 | 12 | 26 | 7 | 11 | 19 |
| Bronchitis | 101 | 13 | 11 | 2 | ... | 39 | 36 | 46 | 24 | 31 | 26 |
| Pneumonia | 162 | 37 | 50 | 6 | 5 | 56 | 8 | 98 | 42 | 22 | 45 |
| Pleurisy | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Other diseases of Respiratory organs | 14 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | |
| Alcoholism, Cirrhosis of liver | 24 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 21 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 9 |
| Venereal diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Premature birth | 53 | 53 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 29 | 15 | 9 | 7 |
| Diseases and accidents of parturition | 6 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Heart diseases | 103 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 58 | 26 | 66 | 16 | 21 | 35 |
| Accidents | 56 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 10 | 28 | 16 | 12 | 32 |
| Suicides | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | ... | 1 | ... |
| Wasting disease, e.g., Marasmus, debility, &c. | 86 | 78 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 57 | 13 | 16 | 7 |
| Convulsive diseases, e.g., Convulsions, Hydrocephalus, &c. | 66 | 52 | 11 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 42 | 9 | 15 | 3 |
| Acute rheumatism | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 |
| Old age | 98 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 98 | 48 | 34 | 16 | 72 |
| All other causes | 158 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 93 | 37 | 84 | 51 | 23 | 96 |
| All causes | 1529 | 429 | 236 | 48 | 66 | 491 | 259 | 865 | 386 | 278 | 532 |