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Limehouse 1896

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Limehouse]

Published
1897
Pages
30
Tables
18

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18 tables in this report

  • Page 4
    These deaths were distributed over the District as follows:—
  • Page 4
    Compared with 1895 the causes of death were as follows:—
    18951896IncreaseDecrease
  • Page 5
    Small Pox.—Seven cases were notified, all from Limehouse. Subjoined are certain particulars concerning them:—
    Date of Notification.Address.Sex.Age.Vaccinated
  • Page 13
    TABLE I. Table shewing the Population, Inhabited Houses, Marriages, Births, and Deaths for the Year 1896, and 10 years preceding.
    The Year.Estimated Population.No. of Inhabited Houses.Marriages.Registered Births.Corrected No of Deaths.Deaths in Public Institutions.
    Total All Ages.Under One Year.Under Five Years.
  • Page 14
    TABLE II. Table shewing the Annual Birth and Death Rates, Death Rates of Children, and Proportion of Deaths in Public Institutions in a Thousand Deaths for the Year 1896, and 10 Years preceding.
    In the Year.Birth Rate per 1,000 of the Population.Corrected Death Rate per 1,000 of the Population.Deaths of Children under 1 year; per 1,000 of Registered Births.Deaths of Children under 1 year; per 1,000 of Total Deaths.Deaths of Children under 5 years ; per 1,000 of Total Deaths.Deaths in Public Institutions per 1,000 of Total Deaths.
  • Page 15
    TABLE III. Shewing the Number of Deaths at all ages in 1896, from certain groups of Diseases, and proportions to 1000 of Population, and to 1000 Deaths from all causes; also the Number of Deaths of Infants under one year of age from other groups of Diseases, and proportions to 1000 Births and to 1000 Deaths from all causes under one year.
    DIVISION I. (ADULTS).Total Deaths.Deaths per 1000 of population at all ages.Deaths per 1000 of totaldeaths at all ages.
  • Page 16
    TABLE IV. Table shewing the Number of Deaths from the principal Zymotic Diseases, in the 10 years, 1886 to 1895, and in the year 1896.
    Disease.1886188718881889189018911892189318941895Annual Average of 10 years, 1886-1895.Proportion of Deaths to 1000 Deaths in 10 years, 1886—1895.Total Deaths in 1896.Prprtn. of Deaths to 1000 Deaths in 1896.
  • Page 20
    TABLE V. TABLE OF DEATHS during the Year 1896, in the Metropolitan Sanitary District of Limehouse, classified according to Diseases, Ages and Localities.
    Names op Localities adopted for the purpose of these Statistics; public institutions being shewn as separate localities.Mortality prom All Causes, at subjoined ages.Mortality from subjoined Causes, distinguishing Deaths op Children under Five Years of Age.
    At all ages.Under 1 Year.1 and under 55 and under 1515 and under 2525 and under 6565 and upwards.i2345678910111213141516171819202122
    (Columns for Population and Births are in Table B.)Small Pox.Scarlatina.DiphtheriaM embra-nous CroupFevers.Cholera.ErysipelasMeasles.Whooping Cough.Diarrhoea and Dysentery.Rheumatic Fever.Fhthisis,Bronchitis, Pneumonia and PleurisyHeart Disease.Influenza.Injuries.All other DiseasesTotal.
    Typhus.Enteric or Typhoid.ContinuedRelapsingPuerperal
    (a)(b)(c)(d)(e)(f)(g)(h)(i)
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    The subjoined numbers have also to be taken into account in judging of the above records of mortality.
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    TABLE VI. TABLE of POPULATION, BIRTHS, and of NEW CASES OF INFECTIOUS SICKNESS, coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health, during the year 1896, in the Limehouse District; classified according to Diseases, Ages and Localities.
    Names of Localities adopted for the purpose of these Statistics; Public Institutions being shewn as separate localities.Population at all Ages.Registered Births.Aged under 5 or over 5.New Cases of Sickness in each Locality, coming, to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health.Number of such Cases Removed from their Homes in the several Localities for Treatment in Isolation Hospital.
    12345678910111234567891011
    Census 1891.Estimated to middle of 1896.
    Small Pox.Scarlatina.Diphtheria.Membranous Croup.FeversCholera.Erysipelas.Smallpox.Scarlatina.Diphtheria.Membranous Croup.Fevers.
    Typhus.Enteric or Typhoid.ContinuedRelapsing.Puerperal.Typhus.Enteric or Typhoid.Continued.Relapsing.Puerperal.Cholera.Erysipelas
    (a)(b)(c)(d)(o)
  • Page 28
    TABLE VII. INSPECTORS' REPORT OP THE SANITARY WORK, &c„ Completed in the year ending December 31st, 1896.
    Sanitary Work, &c.No. 1 DistrictNo. 2 District.No. 3 District.Total.
  • Page 29
    TABLE VIII. Shewing the Localities in which certain Diseases of a Zymotic character occurred during the year 1896.
    Locality.Small Pox.Diphtheria.Membranous Croup.Erysipelas.Scarlatina.Enteric FeverPuerperal Fever.Continued Fever.
  • Page 30
    TABLE VIII. (Continued).
    Locality.Small Pox.Diphtheria.Membranous Croup.Erysipelas.Scarlatina.Enteric Fever.Puerperal Fever.Continued Fever.
  • Page 31
    TABLE VIII. (Continued).
    Locality.Small PoxDiphtheria.Membranous Croup.Erysipelas.Scarlatina.Enteric Fever.Puerperal Fever.Continued Fever.
  • Page 32
    TABLE VIII. (Continued).
    Locality.Small Pox.Diphtheria.Membranous Croup.Erysipelas.Scarlatina.Enteric Fever.Puerperal Fever.Continued Fever.
  • Page 33
    TABLE VIII. (Continued).
    Locality.Small PoxDiphtheria.Membranous Croup.Erysipelas.Scarlatina.Enteric Fever.Puerperal Fever.Continued Fever.
  • Page 34
    TABLE VIII. (Continued).
    Locality.Small PoxDiphtheria.Membranous Croup.Erysipelas.Scarlatina.Enteric Fever.Puerperal Fever.Continued Fever.
  • Page 35
    TABLE IX. LIST OF ARTICLES DISINFECTED IN THE APPARATUS BELONGING TO THE LIMEHOUSE DISTRICT BOARD. From Januaby 1st to December 31st, 1896.
    Articles.January.February.March.April.May.June.July.August.September.October.November.December.Total.