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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Note.— The Deaths of non-Residents occurring in Public Institutions situated in the District. are excladed
and the Deaths of Residents occurring in Public Institutions situated beyond the
limits of the District. are included.
| Cause of Death. | Ages | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 3 months. | 0 to 1 | 1 to 2 | 2 to 5 | 5 to 15 | 15 to 25 | 25 to 35 | 35 to 45 | 45 to 55 | 55 to 65 | 65 to 75 | 75 to 85 | 58 and upwards. | Total under 5 Years. | Total | 55 to 60 | |
| Classes. | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 Zymotic diseases | .. | 103 | 127 | .. | 25 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 280 | 3 |
| II. Parasitic Diseases | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
| III. Dietic Diseases | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 1 |
| IV. Constitutional Diseases | .. | 59 | 39 | .. | 24 | 22 | 30 | 37 | a | 17 | 17 | 1 | .. | .. | 288 | 9 |
| V. Developmental Diseases | .. | 25 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 22 | 37 | 16 | .. | 102 | .. |
| VI. Local diseases | .. | 114 | 110 | .. | 23 | 30 | 45 | 50 | 96 | 114 | 84 | 39 | 1 | .. | 706 | 47 |
| VII. Violent Deaths | .. | 17 | 2 | .. | 6 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 70 | 3 |
| VIII. Not specified or ill-defined | .. | 24 | 2 | .. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 37 | 1 |
| Totals | .. | 345 | 280 | .. | 71 | 95 | 107 | 142 | 147 | 128 | 78 | 17 | .. | 1490 | 64 | |
| Class 1. Zymotic Diseases Order 1.—Miasmatic. | ||||||||||||||||
| Vaccinated | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. |
| 1 Smallpox Unvaccinated | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | 8 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 14 | .. |
| No Statement | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. |
| 2 Measles | .. | 20 | 65 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 87 | .. |
| 3 Scarlet Fever (Scarlatina) | .. | 7 | 20 | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 32 | .. |
| 4 Typhus Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
| 5 Whooping Cough | .. | 25 | 24 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 49 | .. |
| 6 Diphtheria | .. | 8 | 8 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 20 | .. |
| 7 Simple Continued Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
| 8 Enteric or Typhoid Fever | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 11 | .. |
| 9 Other Miasmatic Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 1 Diarrhœa, Dysentery | .. | 32 | 5 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 42 | 2 |
| 1 Remittent Fever.............. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 2 Ague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 1 Cowpox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 2 Other Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 1 Syphilis | .. | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | .. |
| 1 Erysipelas | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 1 |
| 2 Pyæmia, Septicaemia Class 2. Parasitic Diseases. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
| 1 Thrush | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Class 3. Dietic Diseases. | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 Want of Breast Milk | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. |
| 2. Chronic Alcoholism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. |
| 3 Delirium Tremens | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
| 1 Rheumatic Fever | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 Rheumatism. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. |
| 3 Gout | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 |
| 4 Rickets | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
| 5 Cancer | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. |
| 6 Tabes Mesenterica | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 10 | .. | .. | .. | 33 | 6 |
| 7 Hydrocephalus | .. | 37 | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 47 | .. |
| 8 Phthisis | .. | 17 | 16 | .. | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 42 | .. |
| 9 Scrofula | .. | 4 | 6 | .. | 8 | 20 | 38 | 30 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | 141 | .. |
| 10 Purpura | .. | .. | 4 | • • | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | .. |
| 11 Other Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
| Class 5. Developmental Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
| 1 Premature Birth | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 Atelectasis | .. | 22 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 22 | .. |
| 3 Congenital Malformations | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 4 Old Age | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Class 6. Local Diseases. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 22 | 37 | 16 | .. | 3 | .. |
| 1 Inflammation of Brain | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 Apoplexy | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 10 | .. |
| 3 Insanity | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 9 | .. | .. | 44 | 2 | |
| 4 Epilepsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. |
| 5 Convulsions | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 11 | 1 |
| 6 Stridulus | .. | 30 | 9 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 40 | .. |
| 7 Paralysis Agitans | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. |
| 8 Other Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .. | 12 | .. |
| .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | 11 | 1 | ||
NOTES.
1. Includes Smallpox, Measles, Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria,
Whooping Cough, Filter, and Diarrhœa.
3. Includes Phthisis, Scrofula, Rickets, and Tabes.
4 Include* Marasmus, Atrophy, Debility, want of Breast
Milk, and Premature Birth.
5. Includes Hydrocephalus, Infantile Meningitis, Convulsions,
and Teething.