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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
Lewisham 1874
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Limehouse]
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dren under five years. By referring to Table V. in the Appendix,
you will find that the diseases which have principally contributed
to this result have been Measles, Scarlatina, Hooping Cough,
Diarrhoea, Tubercular Diseases, Convulsions, Inflammatory
Diseases of the Lungs, Premature Birth, and Debility. I have
nothing new to say regarding this great infant mortality.
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Scarlatina was more fatal than it had been any year since 1869,
when it caused 152 deaths.
The following Table exhibits the number of Births registered in each sub-district, the quarter when registered, and the sex:—
| Sub-Districts. | Ladyday. | Midsummer. | Michaelmas. | Christmas. | Total. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Fem. | Male. | Fem. | Male | Fem. | Male. | Fem. | Male. | Fem. | |
| Limehouse | 155 | 165 | 153 | 142 | 135 | 138 | 165 | 128 | 608 | 573 |
| RatclifF | 59 | 78 | 73 | 74 | 81 | 63 | 75 | 90 | 288 | 305 |
| Shadwell & Wapping | 46 | 32 | 45 | 43 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 47 | 156 | 156 |
| Total | 260 | 275 | 271 | 259 | 248 | 235 | 273 | 265 | 1052 | 1034 |
| 535 | 530 | 483 | 538 | 2,086 | ||||||
Upon examining this Table, we find that diseases of a Zymotic
character produced 299 deaths. Of a thousand deaths, 245 were
produced by diseases of this class, and they were fatal to five
persons in every 1,000 of the population.
On referring to Table V. in the Appendix, you will find that