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 Rotherhithe]
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Nov. 24th.—Six. Crashed by two steamers in the Docks ; Congestion of Lungs ; Heart
disease ; Hemorrhagic Apoplexy; Drowned in Docks ; Drowned in Thames.
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Dec. 29th.—Eight. Fatty degeneration of the heart; 2 Convulsions; Drowned in Docks;
2 drowned in Thames ; 2 accidentally suffocated in bed.
Zymotic Diseases.
The number of deaths in the Parish and the Asylums Board Hospitals is 126. Last
year it was 142.
The complete enumeration of deaths from Zymotic Diseases is as follows:—
Smallpox, none; Scarlet Fever, fifteen; Enteric Fever, two; Typhus Fever, none;
Puerperal Fever, none; Continued Fever, none; Relapsing Fever, none; Diphtheria,
twenty-eight; Diarrhoea, twenty-six; Measles, thirty-seven; Whooping Cough, twelve;
Erysipelas, one; Membranous Croup, one ; English Cholera, none.
Smallpox. None
Scarlet Fever. Fifteen.
Fevers. None.
Enteric Fever. Two.
Typhus Fever. None.
Diphtheria. Twenty-eight.
Erysipelas. One.
Whooping Cough. Twelve.
Measles. Thirty-seven.
Diarrhcea. Twenty-six.
Membranous Croup. One.
Puerperal Fever. None.
Influenza. Four. Not notifiable, and therefore not included in the summary.
English Cholera. None.
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Deaths | Males. | Females. | Totals. |
---|---|---|---|
1887-8 | 492 | 443 | 935 |
1888-9 | 439 | 411 | 850 |
1889 | 375 | 351 | 726 |
1890 | 404 | 362 | 766 |
1891 | 451 | 391 | 842 |
1892 | 417 | 392 | 809 |
1893 | 520 | 453 | 973 |
1894 | 387 | 380 | 767 |
Increases:— | Males. | Females. | Totals. |
1887-8 | 234 | 262 | 496 |
1888-9 | 335 | 261 | 596 |
1889 | 398 | 356 | 754 |
1890 | 294 | 291 | 585 |
1891 | 333 | 285 | 618 |
1892 | 279 | 213 | 492 |
1893 | 167 | 205 | 372 |
1894 | 324 | 282 | 606 |
Compiled from the returns supplied from the Registrar General's Office:—
Males. | Females. | Totals. | |
---|---|---|---|
Guy's Hospital | 16 | 10 | 26 |
South-Eastern Fever Hospital | 5 | 11 | 16 |
South-Western Fever Hospital | 2 | 4 | 6 |
Fountain Fever Hospital | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Homerton Fever Hospital | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Children's Hospital, Shadwell | 5 | 6 | 11 |
London Hospital | 3 | 5 | 8 |
Evelina Hospital | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Brompton Hospital | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Cancer Hospital, Fulham Road | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Royal Chest Hospital, City Road | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Poplar and Stepney Sick Asylum | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Carried forward | 37 | 38 | 75 |