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 Limehouse]
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TABLE IV.
Showing the Mortality from certain classes of Diseases and proportions to Population, and to 1,000 Deaths, 1880.
Total Deaths. | Deaths per 1,000 of Population | Proportion of Deaths to 1,000 Deaths. | |
---|---|---|---|
1. Seven Principal Zymotic Diseases | 312 | 5.4 | 202 |
2. Pulmonary Diseases | 310 | 5.3 | 201 |
3. Tubercular Diseases | 164 | 2.6 | 106 |
4. Wasting Diseases of Infants | 136 | 2.3 | 88 |
5. Convulsive Diseases of Infants | 110 | 1.9 | 71 |
NOTES. | |||
1. Includes Smallpox, Measles, Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria, Whooping Cough, Fever, and Diarrhoea. | |||
3. Includes Phthisis, Scrofula, Rickets, and Tabes. | |||
4. Includes Marasmus, Atrophy, Debility, want of Breast Milk, and Premature Birth. | |||
5. Includes Hydrocephalus, Infantile Meningitis, Convulsions, and Teething. |