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
Newington 1899
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the Parish of St. Mary, Newington, London
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SUMMARY OF TABLE 3.
| No. of Deaths. | |
|---|---|
| I —Specific Febrile, or Zymotic Diseases. | |
| 1. Miasmatic Diseases | 331 |
| 2. Diarrhœal „ | 124 |
| 3. Malarial „ | 40 |
| 4. Zoogenous „ | 1 |
| 5. Venereal „ | 12 |
| 6. Septic „ | 24 |
| II.—Parasitic Diseases | .. |
| III.- Dietetic Diseases | 19 |
| IV.—Constitutional Diseases | 586 |
| V.—Development Diseases | 199 |
| VI.—Local Diseases. | |
| 1. Diseases of Nervous System | 265 |
| 2. Diseases of Organs of Special Sense | 0 |
| 3. Diseases of Circulatory System | 173 |
| 4. Diseases of Respiratory System | 612 |
| 5. Diseases of Digestive System | 189 |
| 6. Diseases of Lymphatic System | 1 |
| 7. Diseases of Gland-like Organs of Uncertain Use.. | 3 |
| 8. Diseases of Urinary System | 110 |
| 9. Diseases of Reproductive System | |
| (a). Diseases of Organs of Generation | 4 |
| (b). Diseases of Parturition | 4 |
| 10. Diseases of Bones and joints | 10 |
| 11. Diseases of Integumentary System | 8 |
| VII.—Violence. | |
| 1. Accident or Negligence | 92 |
| 2. Homicide | 2 |
| 3. Suicide | 10 |
| 4. Execution | .. |
| VIII. Ill-Defined and not Specified Causes | 145 |
| Total | 2,969 |