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Bermondsey 1884

Report on the sanitary condition of the Parish of Bermondsey for the year 1884

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TABLE I
CAUSES OF DEATH.
Registered in Bermondsey during the 53 weeks ending
January 3rd, 1885.
AGES AT DEATH.
ALL AGES.
CAUSES
OF
DEATH.
Total.
Male.
Female.
0—1
1-5
5—15
15—25
25—35
35—45
45—65
65—85
85—100
253
24
235
69
67
88
107
1777
897
536
398
All Causes
880
...
...
...
...
...
2
2
1
1
1
Small pox
5
3
58
3
...
1
...
...
...
81
44
37
19
...
Measles
26
22
5
32
10
1
...
...
...
Scarlet Fever
48
...
...
2
2
...
4
6
6
...
...
...
...
...
Diphtheria
10
82
37
45
36
44
2
...
..
...
...
...
Whooping Cough
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Typhus
...
...
...
...
...
4
Enteric Fever
10
6
3
2
1
2
1
1
...
...
...
2
1
1
1
...
1
...
...
Simple Fever
...
...
...
...
2
92
41
32
1
1
2
3
Diarrhœa
51
51
...
...
...
1
1
Simple Cholera
3
2
1
1
...
...
...
...
...
1
Dysentery
2
1
...
...
...
...
2
...
...
...
...
2
1
1
1
...
...
...
Varicella
1
...
...
...
...
9
4
Syphilis
5
7
2
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
3
1
1
Erysipelas
5
2
2
...
1
...
...
...
...
1
Septicæmia
2
...
2
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Puerpural Fever
5
5
1
1
...
...
...
3
...
...
...
...
1
Want of Breast Milk
...
1
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
Alcoholism
3
3
...
3
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
2
Rheumatism
10
6
4
3
2
2
...
...
...
...
3
2
2
1
Gout
1
...
...
...
3
...
...
...
3
...
Rickets
6
3
3
3
...
...
...
...
...
...
10
8
Cancer
26
9
17
...
...
...
2
6
...
...
1
1
1
...
..
Ephithelioma
...
..
...
...
...
...
...
166
7
31
48
35
38
1
Phthisis
85
81
1
5
...
30
34
6
1
2
...
64
34
21
...
...
Meningitis
...
...
Tabes Mesenterica
26
13
13
19
4
3
...
...
...
...
...
6
3
Tuberculosis
17
10
7
7
1
...
...
...
...
1
...
1
...
...
...
Tubercular Peritonitis
2
...
2
...
...
...
...
2
...
...
1
...
Diabetes
2
...
...
...
1
...
...
43
...
25
18
43
...
...
...
...
Premature Birth
...
...
...

Table: TABLE I CAUSES OF DEATH. Registered in Bermondsey during the 53 weeks ending January 3rd, 1885.

TABLE I CAUSES OF DEATH. Registered in Bermondsey during the 53 weeks ending January 3rd, 1885.

CAUSES OF DEATH.ALL AGES.AGES AT DEATH.
Total.Male.Female.0—11-55—1515—2525—3535—4545—6565—8585—100
All Causes177789788053639869678810723525324
Small pox5322111...............
Measles81443719583...1............
Scarlet Fever482622532101...............
Diphtheria1046262..................
Whooping Cough82374536442.................
Typhus....................................
Enteric Fever1046...321211......
Simple Fever211...1......1............
Diarrhœa9251415132...12123...
Simple Cholera3211...............11...
Dysentery22...1..................1...
Varicella21111.....................
Syphilis95472.....................
Erysipelas5322.........1...11...
Septicæmia2...2............1......1...
Puerpural Fever5...5.........311.........
Want of Breast Milk1...11........................
Alcoholism3...3...............31......
Rheumatism1064.........32122...
Gout3213...............21...
Rickets63333.....................
Cancer26917............26108...
Ephithelioma1...1.................1.....
Phthisis1668581157314835381...
Meningitis643430213461...2.........
Tabes Mesenterica2613131943..................
Tuberculosis17107763.........1......
Tubercular Peritonitis2...2...11..................
Diabetes22..................1...1...
Premature Birth43251843........................