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
Orsett 1895
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orsett]
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(A) TABLE OF
Classified, according to Diseases, Ages, and Localities.
| NAMES OF LOCALITIES. | mortality from all causes, at subjoined ages. | Children under Five Years of Age. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| At all ages | Under 1 year | 1 and under 5 | 5 and under 15 | 15 and under 25 | 25 and under 65 | 65 and upwards | Small-pox | Scarlatina | Diphtheria | Membranons Croup | Enteric or Typhoid Fvr. | Measles | Whooping Cough | Diarrhœa & Dysentery | Rheumatic Fever | Phthisis | Bronchitis Pneumonia and Pleurisy | Heart Disease | Influenza | Injuries | All other Diseases | Total. | ||
| Little & West Thurrocks (H | 40 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 6 | Under | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 20 | |||||||||
| 5 upwds | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 20 | |||||||||||||||
| Aveley and Stifford | 24 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | Under | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 12 | |||||||||||
| 5 upwds | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
| West Tilbury & Chad well St.-Mary | 46 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 2 | Under | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 25 | |||||||||
| 5 upwds | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||
| North & South Ockendons and Bulphan | 30 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | Under | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 5 upwds | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 24 | ||||||||||||||
| Orsett . . | 14 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | Under | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 5 upwds | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford - le - Hope | 21 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | Under 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | ||||||||||||
| upwds | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| CoRRINGHAM, fobbing, east Tilbury, and Mucking | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | Under 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| upwds | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Laindon Hills & Horndon-on-the-Hill | 11 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | Under 5 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| upwds | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Union House | 27 | 1 | 6 | 20 | Under 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| upwds | 4 | 3 | 20 | 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Isolation Hospital | Jnder 5 | 1 | counted above in Thurrocks. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| upwds | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Totals | 227 | 56 | 30 | 10 | 10 | 51 | 70 | Under 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 44 | 86 | |||||
| 5 upwds | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 20 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 93 | 141 | |||||||||||
| The subjoined numbers have also to be taken into account in judging of the above records of mortality. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deaths occurring outside the district among persons belonging thereto | 5 | .2 | 3 | Under 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 upwds | 1 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Deaths occurring within the district among persons not belonging thereto | 12 | 5 | 7 | Under 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 upwds | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||