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 Limehouse]
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Compared with 1899, the causes of death were:—
DISEASES. | 1899. | 1900. | Increase. | Decrease. |
---|---|---|---|---|
Scarlet Fever | 1 | 11 | 10 | ... |
Diphtheria | 30 | 19 | ... | 11 |
Membranous Croup | ... | 5 | 5 | ... |
Enteric Fever | 21 | 7 | ... | 14 |
Measles | 53 | 79 | 26 | ... |
Whooping Cough | 24 | 48 | 24 | ... |
Diarrhæa, Dysentery, Enteritis, etc. | 54 | 133 | 79 | ... |
Rheumatic Fever | 3 | 2 | ... | 1 |
Phthisis | 135 | 141 | 6 | ... |
Other Tubercular Diseases | 63 | 54 | ... | 9 |
Bronchitis, Pneumonia, and other Respiratory Diseases | 284 | 280 | ... | 4 |
Heart Disease | 105 | 103 | ... | 2 |
Influenza | 18 | 35 | 17 | ... |
Injuries | 84 | 62 | ... | 22 |
Wasting Diseases | 113 | 86 | ... | 27 |
Convulsive Diseases | 67 | 66 | ... | 1 |
Old Age | 78 | 98 | 20 | ... |
All other Diseases | 367 | 300 | ... | 67 |
1500 | 1529 | 187 | 158 | |
The excess of births over deaths was 310. |