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, 1887.
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.
0
to
1
1
to
6
6
to
16
15
to
25
25
to
35
36
to
46
45
to
55
55
to
55
65
to
75
75
to
85
86 and
upward.
Total
55
to
60
CLaSSES.
I. Zymotic Diseases
93
112
22
4
7
..
2
4
5
..
..
240
1
II. Parasitic Diseases
1
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
1
..
III. Dietic Diseases
..
..
..
..
l
..
e •
1
..
..
..
2
1
IV. Constitution Diseases
66
35
6
20
36
31
38
6
5
2
..
250
4
V. Developmontal Diseases
25
..
..
..
..
..
..
20
23
30
14
121
6
VI Local Diseases
131
101
32
30
30
59
89
95
95
42
4
714
50
VII. Violent Diseases
7
9
4
7
16
8
..
8
3
4
..
65
..
VIII. Not specified or ill-defined
40
6
..
..
..
..
2
..
..
..
..
48
..
Totals
363
363
64
61
89
98
131
134
131
87
18
1450
62
Class1.Zymotic Diseases
Order l.- Miasmatic.
Vaccinated
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
1 Smallpox Unvaccinated
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
No Statement
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
2 Measles
13
42
2
1
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
68
..
3 Scarlet Fever (Scarlatina)
1
14
11
1
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
27
..
4 Typhus Fever
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
5 Whooping Cough
24
37
4
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
65
..
6 Diptheria
2
5
2
1
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
10
7 Simple Continued Fever
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
1
..
8 Entric or Typhoid Fever
..
..
..
..
3
..
..
..
..
..
..
6
..
9 Other Misuamatic Disease
..
..
..
..
1
..
..
..
..
..
..
1
..
Order 2 Diarrrhoeal Diseases
1 DiarrhoeaDysentary
47
12
..
..
..
..
..
3
5
..
..
67
1
Order 3- Malarial Diseases
1 Remmittent Fever
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
2 Ague
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
Order 4. —Zoogenious Diseases
1 Cowpox
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
2 Other Diseases
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
Order 5 — Veneral Diseases
1 Syphilis
4
1
..
..
..
..
1
..
..
..
..
6
..
Order 6 - Septic Diseases
1 Ersipelas
2
1
..
1
1
..
1
1
..
..
..
7
..
2 Pyaemia. Septicaetnia
..
..
..
..
2
..
..
..
..
..
..
2
..
Class 2 Parasitic Diseases
1 Thrush
1
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
1
..
Class 3. Dietic Diseases
1 Want of Breast Milk
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
2 Chronic Alcholism
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
1
..
..
..
1
..
3 Delirium Tremens
..
..
..
1
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
1
..
Class 4.Constitutional Diseases
1 Rheumatic Fever
..
..
..
..
..
2
2
..
2 Rheumattism
..
..
..
..
..
2
3
..
1
..
..
6
4
..
3 Gout
..
..
..
..
2
..
..
1
1
..
..
4 Rickets
..
1
1
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
2
..
6 cancer
..
..
..
..
1
4
9
4
3
1
..
22
3
7 Tabes Mesenterica
46
14
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
60
7 Hydrocepterica
18
13
1
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
32
..
8 Phthisis
2
3
4
21
36
22
27
3
..
..
..
118
1
9 Scorofula
..
4
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
4
..
10 Purpura
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
11 Other Diseases
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
Class 5 Developmental Diseases
1 Premature Birth
20
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
20
..
2 Atelectasis
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
3 Congenital Malformation
5
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
5
..
4
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
20
23
30
14
96
6
Class 6 Local diseases.
0rderr 1.—.Nervous System.
1 Inflamation of Brain
..
..
2
2
..
2
2
3
2
2
..
15
..
2 Apoplexy
..
..
..
..
..
4
2
3
13
7
..
29
2
3 Insanity
..
..
..
..
..
..
1
..
..
..
..
1
..
4 Epilepsy
..
..
..
1
..
..
..
..
..
1
..
2
..
6 Convulsion
34
11
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
45
..
6 Laryngismus Stridulus
..
..
..
2
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
2
..
7 Paralyses Agitans
..
..
1
2
1
2
4
4
7
2
2
25
4
8 Other Diseases
1
2
••
3
2
4
1
3
5
1
••
22
1