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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SUMMARY OF TABLE.
| I.—SPECIFIC FEBRILE, OR ZYMOTIC DISEASES. | No. of Deaths. |
|---|---|
| 1. Miasmatic Diases | 144 |
| 2. Diarrhœal ,, | 80 |
| 3. Malarial „ | |
| 4. Zoogenous „ | |
| 5. Venereal „ | 9 |
| 6. Septic „ | 6 |
| II PARASITIC DISEASES | 1 |
| III. —DIETIC DISEASES | 5 |
| IV. CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES | 307 |
| V. —DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES | 110 |
| VI. —LOCAL DISEASES. 1. Diseases of Nervous System | 135 |
| 2. Diseases of Organs of Special Sense | |
| 3. Diseases of Circulatory System | 84 |
| 4. Diseases of Respiratory System | 360 |
| 5. Diseases of Digestive System | 69 |
| 6. Diseases of Lymphatic System | |
| 7. Diseases of Gland-like Organs of Uncertain Use | |
| 8. Diseases of Urinary System | 34 |
| 9. Diseases of Reproductive System | |
| (a). Diseases of Organs of Generation | 2 |
| (b). Diseases of Parturition | 4 |
| 10. Diseases of Bones and Joints | 5 |
| 11. Diseases of Integumentary System | 3 |
| VII. —VIOLENCE. 1. Accident or Negligence | 64 |
| 2. Homicide | |
| 3. Suicide | 1 |
| 4. Execution | |
| VIII. —ILL-DEFINED AND NOT SPECIFIED CAUSES | 47 |
| Total | 1470 |
GEORGE HURLOCK,
THOMAS STAGE,
Inspectors.