London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Clerkenwell 1893
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Clerkenwell, St. James and St. John]
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| Causes of Death. | Under 1 Year. | 1—5. | 5—20. | 20 and under 40 | 40 and under 60 | 60 and under 80 | 80 and upwards | Total at all Ages. | Causes or Death. | Under 1 Tear. | 1- 5. | 5—20. | 20 and under 40. | 40 and under 60 | 60 and under 80 | 80 and upwards | Totals at all Ages. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I. Zymotic Diseases. Vaccinated | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | - | Dis. Organs Special Sense | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 3 |
| Smallpox Unvaccinated | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | - | Dis. of Circulatory Sys-tem | 7 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 34 | 21 | 3 | 86 | |
| No Statement | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | - | 86 | |||||||||
| Measles | 19 | 49 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 70 | ||||||||||
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | 5 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | Croup | 1 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | |
| Typhus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | — | ||||||||||
| Relapsing Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | — | Bronchitis | 55 | 42 | ... | 5 | 37 | 42 | 6 | 187 | |
| Influenza | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 15 | ... | 33 | Pneumonia | 9 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 14 | ... | 67 | |
| Whooping Cough | 22 | 18 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 41 | Pleurisy | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 5 | |
| Diphtheria | ... | 17 | 7 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 25 | Other Diseases of the Respiratory System | 5 | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | 2 | ... | 12 | 277 |
| Simple and Undfd. Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | — | ||||||||||
| Enteric Fever | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ||||||||||
| Cholera & Chol. Diarrhœa | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | — | Dentition | 7 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | |
| Diarrhoea, Dysentery | 40 | 8 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 50 | Sore Throat, Quinsy | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | I | |
| Remittent Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | — | Enteritis | 13 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 17 | |
| Hydrophobia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | — | Peritonitis | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | 11 | |
| Glanders | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | — | Disease of Liver | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 7 | ... | 13 | |
| Cowpox and Vaccination | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | — | Other of Digestive System | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 21 | |
| Venereal Affections | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 72 | |||||||||
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | ||||||||||
| Pyaemia, Septicæmia | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | Disease of Lymphatics, &c. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | - | |
| Puerperal Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | - | ||||||||||
| Other Zymotic Diseases. | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ||||||||||