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 III.
Deaths Registered from All Causes during the Year, 1885.
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.
aor8
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
..
80
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
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
Order 2.—Diarrhœal Diseases.
1 Diarrhœa, Dysentery
..
32
5
..
..
1
..
..
..
2
1
1
..
..
42
2
1 Remittent Fever
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
2 Ague
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
Order 4.—Zoogenous Diseases.
1 Cowpox
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
2 Other Diseases
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
Order 5 —Venereal Diseases.
1 Syphilis
..
6
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
6
..
Order 6.—Septic Diseases.
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
..
Order 1. Nervous System.
1 Inflammation of Brain
2 Apoplexy
..
1
..
..
..
1
2
..
1
..
5
..
..
..
10
..
3 Insanity
..
..
..
..
..
1
3
5
11
13
9
2
..
..
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
3
2
..
..
11
1