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 Caused during the Year, 1886.
Note. -The Deaths of non-Residents occurring In Public Institutions situated in the District are excluded,
and the deaths of Residents occurring in public Institutions situated beyond the
limits of the District are Included.
Causes of Death.
AGES.
Under
3 month.
0
to
1
1
to
5
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
85 and
upwards.
Total
under
5 Years.
Total
55
to
60
I. Zymotic diseases
..
80
115
..
18
6
6
2
3
1
3
5
..
..
239
1
II. Parasitic Diseases
..
1
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
1
..
III. Dietic Diseases
..
2
..
..
..
1
..
2
..
..
..
..
..
..
5
..
V. Constitutional Diseases
..
75
46
..
22
19
38
36
37
20
14
..
..
..
307
15
V. Developmental Diseases
..
37
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
4
12
14
13
..
110
2
VI. Local Diseases
..
112
290
..
72
57
35
59
71
113
95
43
4
..
696
48
VII. Violent Deaths
..
10
7
..
8
9
9
7
7
1
5
2
..
..
65
..
VIII. Not specified or ill defined
..
43
4
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
47
..
Total
..
360
290
..
72
57
88
106
118
139
129
94
17
..
1470
66
Class 1. ZYMOTIC DISEASES
Order 1.—Miasmatic.
1 Small pox
Vaccinated
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
Unvaccinated
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
No Statement
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
2 Measles
..
8
26
..
5
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
39
..
3 scarlet fever (Scarlatina)
..
2
17
..
4
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
23
..
4 Typhus Fever
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
5 Whooping Cough
..
11
43
..
2
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
56
..
6 Diphtheria
..
2
4
..
1
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
7
..
7 Simple Continued Fever
..
..
..
..
1
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
1
..
8 Enteric or Typhoid Fever
..
..
3
..
5
5
3
1
1
..
..
..
..
..
18
..
9 Other Miasmatic Diseases
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
Order 2.—Diarrheal Diseases
1 Diarrhœa, Dysentery
..
46
22
..
..
..
2
..
1
1
3
5
..
..
80
1
Order 3.—Malarial Diseases
1 Remittent Fever
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
2 Ague
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
order 4.—Zoogenous Diseases
1 Cow pox
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
2 Other Diseases
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
Order 5.—Venereal Diseases
1 Syphilis
..
9
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
9
..
Order 6.—Septic Diseases
1 Erysipelas
..
2
..
..
..
..
..
..
1
..
..
..
..
..
3
..
2 Pyæmia, Septicæmia
..
..
..
..
..
1
1
1
..
..
..
..
..
..
3
..
Class 2. PARASTIC DISEASES
1 Thrush
..
1
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
1
..
Class 3. DIETIC DISEASES
1 Want of Breast Milk
..
2
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
2
..
2 Chronic Alcoholism
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
1
..
..
..
..
..
..
1
..
3 Dellirium Tremens
..
..
..
..
..
1
..
1
..
..
..
..
..
..
2
..
Class 4. CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES
1 Rheumatic Fever
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
2 Rheumatism
..
..
..
..
6
2
2
2
..
1
..
..
..
..
13
..
3 Gout
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
1
1
..
..
..
..
2
1
4 Rickets
..
..
4
..
2
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
6
..
5 Cancer
..
..
..
..
..
..
1
2
11
9
8
..
..
..
31
6
6 Tabes Mesenterica
..
51
17
..
1
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
69
..
7 Hydrocephalus
..
17
19
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
36
..
8 Phthisis
..
4
5
..
13
15
34
32
25
9
6
..
..
..
143
8
9 Scrofula
..
3
1
..
..
2
1
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
7
..
10 Purpura
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
11 Other Diseases
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
Class 5. DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES
1 Premature Birth
..
34
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
34
..
2 Atelectasis
..
1
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
1
..
3 Congenital Malformations
..
2
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
2
..
4 Old Age
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
4
12
44
13
..
73
2
Class 6. LOCAL DISEASES
Order 1.—Nereous System.
1 Inflammation of Brain
..
..
..
..
5
2
2
3
4
5
2
1
..
..
24
..
2. Apoplexy
..
..
..
..
..
1
4
5
7
19
15
8
1
..
60
4
3 Insanity
..
..
..
..
..
..
2
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
2
..
4 Epilepsy
..
..
..
..
1
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
1
..
5 Convulsions
..
29
6
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
35
..
6 Laryngismus Stridulus
..
2
2
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
4
..
7 Paralysis Agitans
..
2
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
2
..
8 Other Diseases
..
..
..
..
..
..
2
1
..
..
3
1
..
..
7
..