London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Rotherhithe 1894

[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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DeathsMales.Females.Totals.
1887-8492443935
1888-9439411850
1889375351726
1890404362766
1891451391842
1892417392809
1893520453973
1894387380767
Increases:—Males.Females.Totals.
1887-8234262496
1888-9335261596
1889398356754
1890294291585
1891333285618
1892279213492
1893167205372
1894324282606

Deaths of Parishioners in Outlying Institutions.

Compiled from the returns supplied from the Registrar General's Office:—

Males.Females.Totals.
Guy's Hospital161026
South-Eastern Fever Hospital51116
South-Western Fever Hospital246
Fountain Fever Hospital101
Homerton Fever Hospital101
Children's Hospital, Shadwell5611
London Hospital358
Evelina Hospital202
Brompton Hospital101
Cancer Hospital, Fulham Road011
Royal Chest Hospital, City Road101
Poplar and Stepney Sick Asylum011
Carried forward373875