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 Hamlet of Mile End Old Town]
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TABLE V.
| CAUSES. | Number of Deaths. |
|---|---|
| 1 Fever | 60 |
| 2 Small pox | 44 |
| 3 Measles | 58 |
| 4 Scarlatina | 56 |
| 5 Cynanche Maligna and Diphtheria | 9 |
| 6 Diarrhœa of Adults | 63 |
| 7 Diarrhœa of Children under three years of age | 90 |
| 8 Cholera | 439 |
| 9 Dysentery | 11 |
| 10 Whooping Cough | 56 |
| 11 Croup, Laryngitis | 31 |
| 12 Erysipelas | 11 |
| 13 Diseases of Abdominal Organs, not included in Nos. 6, 7, 8 and 9 | 87 |
| 14 Bronchitis, Pleuritis, and Pneumonia | 188 |
| 15 Bronchitis and Pneumonia of Infants under 3 years | 133 |
| 16 Dentition | 117 |
| 17 Hydrocephalus, and convulsions of Infants | 103 |
| 18 Dropsy | 41 |
| 19 Cancer | 23 |
| 20 Hernia | 3 |
| 21 Diseased heart and large Vessels | 86 |
| 22 Apoplexy, Paralysis, and other diseases of the brain | 140 |
| 23 Pyænnia, and Puerperal fever,Uterine hemmorrhage | 12 |
| 24 Premature birth and debility from birth | 74 |
| 25 Violence, Privation and Poison | 54 |
| 26 | 148 |
| 27 Other diseases, chiefly chronic | 84 |
| 28 Phthisis | 124 |
| 29 Exhaustion | 3 |
| 30 Other causes | 4 |