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
Limehouse 1899
Report on the sanitary condition of the Limehouse District (comprising the Parishes of Limehouse, Shadwell, and Wapping, and the Hamlet of Ratcliff) for the year 1899
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were made. The deaths of the above were due to the following
causes:—
Alcoholism 5
Convulsions 32
Diarrhœa 4
Drowning 38
Diseases of the Heart 43
Influenza 2
Improper feeding 2
Premature births 5
Still born 12
Suffocation while in bed with the parents 20
Died under an Anaesthetic whilst being operated upon 2
Rickets 2
Pneumonia and Bronchitis 16
Cerebral Haemmorrhage, Effusions, etc. 14
Phthisis 12
Gastro-Enteritis 4
Violence, Accidents, etc. 13
Peritonitis 3
Collapse of the Lungs 8
Rupture of aneurism of Aorta 2
Inanition 1
Whooping Cough 1
Cut throats 1
Drowning 4
Carbolic Acid poisoning 1
Hanging 2
And other causes unknown 12
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SHELTER.—10 families occupied the Shelter during the
year, while their homes were disinfected. The families consisted
of 30 children and 18 adults.