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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
Limehouse 1878
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Limehouse]
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TABLE IV.,
Shewing the Mortality from certain classes of Diseases, and proportions to Population, and to 1,000 deaths, 1878.
| Total Deaths | Deaths per l,000 of Population | Proportion of Deaths to l,000 Deaths | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1, Seven Principal Zymotic Diseases | 285 | 4.7 | 192 |
| 2. Pulmonary Diseases | 295 | 4.9 | 199 |
| 3. Tubercular Diseases | 166 | 2.7 | 112 |
| 4. Wasting Diseases of Infants | 131 | 2.1 | 88 |
| 5. Convulsive Diseases of Infants | 108 | 1.8 | 73 |