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
Lee 1896
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lee]
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| Names of Localities adopted for the purpose of these Statistics; public institutions being shown as separate localities. | Mortality from all causes, at subjoined AGES, | (i) | Mortality from subjoined causes, distinguishing Deaths of Children under Five Years of Age. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| At all ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 5 | 5 and under 15 | 15 and under 25 | 25 and under 65 | 60 and upwards | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | ||
| Smallpox. | Scarlatina. | Diphtheria. | Membranous Group. | Fevers. | Cholera. | Erysipelas. | Measles. | Whooping Cough. | Diarrhœa and Dysentery | Rheumatic Fever. | Phthisis. | Bronchitis, Pneumonia and Pleurisy | Heart Disease. | Influenza. | Injuries. | All other Diseases. | Total. | |||||||||||||
| (Columns for Population and Births are in Table B.) | Typhus. | Enteric or Typhoid. | Continued. | Relapsing | Puerperal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (a) | (b) | (c) | (d) | (e) | (f) | (g) | (h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| lee | 188 | 41 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 49 | 72 | Under 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 62 |
| 5 upwds. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 74 | 126 | ||||||||
| kidbrook (including Cottage Hospital) | 16 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | Under 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 5 upwds. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 12 | ||||||||
| HERBERT HOSPITAL | 26 | 3 | 17 | 6 | Under 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 5 upwds. | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | I | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 24 | ||||||||
| BROOK HOSPITAL | 74 | 3 | 37 | 27 | 3 | 4 | Under 5 | 0 | 19 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | |
| 5 upwds. | 0 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | ||||||||
| TOTALS | 304 | 47 | 54 | 34 | 28 | 65 | 76 | Under 5 | 0 | 19 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 108 |
| 5 upwds. | 0 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 29 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 88 | 196 | ||||||||
| The subjoined numbers have also to be taken into account in judging of the above records of mortality. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deaths occurring outside the District among persons belonging thereto. | 29 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 5 | Under 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 5 upwds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 24 | ||||||||
| Deaths occurring within the District among persons not belonging thereto. | Under 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 5 upwds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||