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 St. Saviour's]
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And in addition in outlying institutions patients from common lodging houses died as follows:—
Address. | Sex. | Age. | Cause of Death. |
---|---|---|---|
86, Gravel Lane | M. | 56 yrs. | Nephritis. |
„ | F. | 1 „ | Marasmus. |
„ | M. | 47 „ | Van accident. |
3, Stamford Street | M. | 65 „ | Cancer. |
„ „ | M. | 73 „ | Gastric Ulcer. |
21, „ „ | M. | 41 „ | Phthisis. |
„ | M. | 68 „ | Phthisis. |
57, George Street | M. | 56 „ | Tram accident. |
75, Blackfriars Road | M. | 40 „ | Phthisis. |
„ „ | M. | 27 „ | Phthisis. |
77, „ „ | M. | 65 „ | Phthisis. |
80, „ „ | M. | 40 „ | Cirrhosis of liver. |
67, Union Street | M. | 48 „ | Phthisis. |
The following is a general classification of the causes of
death in the district in the form of a percentage of deaths from
various classes of disease to the total deaths:—
Zymotic diseases 14.50
Dietetic 84
Constitutional diseases 24.11
Developmental „ 10 46
Local—
Nervous system 9.10
Circulatory „ 7.59
Respiratory „ 20.41
Digestive „ 5.73
Glandular „ .17
Integumentary „ .17
Urinary „ l.86
Bones and joints .17
Organs of Special sense .17
Violent deaths 4.38
Ill-defined .34
These cases were as follows:—
Sex. | Age. | Cause of Death. |
---|---|---|
M. | 66 yrs. | Phthisis. |
M. | 75 „ | Cerebral sclerosis. |
M. | 27 „ | Epilepsy. |
F. | 47 „ | Phthisis. |
M. | 88 „ | Albuminuria. |
F. | 72 „ | Bronchitis. |
M. | 71 „ | Peritonitis. |
M. | 66 „ | Phthisis. |
M. | 75 „ | Senile decay. |
M. | 52 „ | Cancer. |
M. | 63 „ | Heart disease. |
M. | 62 „ | Phthisis. |
M. | 79„ | Cerebral sclerosis. |