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 V.
Shewing the Number of Deaths from the seven principal Zymotic Diseases, in the 10 Years, 1872 to 1881, and in the Year 1882.
Disease. | 1872 | 1873 | 1874 | 1875 | 1876 | 1877 | 1878 | 1879 | 1.880 | 1881 | Annual Average of 10 years. 1872—1881. | Proportion of Deaths to 1000 Deaths in 10 years. 1872—1881. | 1882 | Proportion of Deaths to 1000 Deaths in 1883. |
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Smallpox | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 89 | 63 | 2 | 20 | 42 | 24 | 16.0 | 17 | 11.5 |
Measles | 40 | 65 | 36 | 20 | 36 | 71 | 31 | 49 | 37 | 52 | 43.7 | 30.0 | 25 | 17.0 |
Scarlet Fever | 19 | 19 | 105 | 48 | 43 | 20 | 16 | 71 | 112 | 22 | 47.5 | 33 0 | 65 | 44.2 |
Diphtheria | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 5.6 | 3.8 | 4 | 27 |
Whooping Cough | 49 | 70 | 30 | 79 | 31 | 47 | 81 | 43 | 62 | 41 | 53.3 | 37.0 | 113 | 76.9 |
Fever | 13 | 19 | 26 | 15 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 26 | 19.9 | 13.7 | 17 | 115 |
Diarrhoea ... | G4 | 85 | 45 | 77 | 65 | 66 | 64 | 44 | 56 | 55 | 62.1 | 43.0 | 42 | 28 5 |
Total | 195 | 265 | 246 | 240 | 214 | 320 | 285 | 238 | 312 | 216 | 256 | 176.5 | 283 | 192.3 |
London | I2699 | 11385 | 11230 | 13411 | 12565 | 12365 | 14734 | 12256 | 13681 | 13811 | 12813 | 162 | 13553 | 163 |