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 St. Martin-in-the-Fields]
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TABLE IX.
Copied from the Registrar-General's Annual Summary of Births,
Deaths, and causes of death in London for the year 1890.
DIMINUTION or EXCESS of DEATHS in 1890, compared with
Annual Deaths in 1880-89.
Cause of Death. | Diminution in 1890. | Excess in 1890. |
---|---|---|
Small-pox | 674 | — |
Measles | - | 664 |
Scarlet Fever | 838 | — |
Typhus | 32 | — |
Whooping Cough | — | 193 |
Diphtheria | — | 355 |
Simple and Ill-defined Fever | 54 | — |
Enteric Fever | 218 | — |
Diarrhœal Diseases | 679 | — |
Cancer | — | 349 |
Phthisis and Tubercular Diseases | 539 | — |
Premature Birth | — | 222 |
Diseases of Nervous System | 172 | — |
Diseases of Circulatory System | — | 1,293 |
Diseases of Respiratory System (including Croup) | — | 2,143 |
Diseases of Urinary System | — | 89 |
Childbirth and Puerperal Fever | 95 | — |
Accident | 76 | — |
Murder, Manslaughter | 12 | — |
Suicide | 57 | — |
All other Causes | 316 | — |
3,762 | 5,308 | |
Balance of Diminution and Excess | — | 1,546 |