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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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The death rate in the various parishes after adding those
who died in outlying Institutions were: —
Limehouse 23.7 per 1,000 of the population.
Ratcliff 28.5 „ ,,
Shadwell and Wapping 26.0 „ ,,
Compared with 1898, the causes of death were:—
| 1898. | 1899. | Increase. | Decrease | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 5 | I | — | 4 |
| Diphtheria | 25 | 30 | 5 | — |
| Membranous Croup | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Enteric Fever | 8 | 21 | 13 | — |
| Continued Fever | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Measles | 57 | 53 | — | 4 |
| Whooping Cough | 62 | 24 | — | 38 |
| Diarrhoea and Dysentery | 90 | 54 | — | 36 |
| Cholera Infantum | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Rheumatic Fever | 2 | 3 | 1 | — |
| Phthisis | 136 | 135 | — | 1 |
| Bronchitis, Pneumonia and Pleurisy | 219 | 284 | 65 | —— |
| Heart Disease | 96 | 105 | 9 | — |
| Influenza | 19 | 18 | — | 1 |
| Injuries | 70 | 84 | 14 | — |
| All other Diseases | 598 | 688 | 90 | — |
| 1390 | 1500 | 197 | 87 |
The excess of births over deaths was 433.
The following is a list of the outlying Institutions and other
places where residents of the Limehouse District died during
the year:—
Sick Asylum 202
Caterham Asylum 1
Stepney Workhouse 108
London Hospital 76
St. Anne's House, Stoke Newington 4
Middlesex Hospital 1
Dying in the Street outside the District 8
Leavesden Asylum 5
St. George's Hospital 1