Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Whitechapel]
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TABLE VI.—Causes of Death at Seven Periods of Life, registered in the Whitechapel District, for the Three Months ending 29th September, 1863.
Causes of Death. | 0 and under 1 | l and under 5 | 5 and under 20 | 20 and under 40 | 40 and under 60 | 60 and under 80 | 80 and above. | Total. | Causes of Death. | 0 and under 1. | 1 and under 5 | 5 and under 20 | 20 and under 40 | 40 and under 60 | 60 and under 80 | 80 and above | Total. |
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I.—Zymotic:— Order 1—Miasmatic | Brought forward | 108 | 170 | 62 | 61 | 73 | 41 | 1 | 516 | ||||||||
Order 4—Digestive Organs. | |||||||||||||||||
Small-Pox | 1 | 7 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | |||||||||
Measles | |||||||||||||||||
Scarlatina | 7 | 54 | 26 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 88 | Cancrnm Oris | ||||||||
Diphtheria | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | Gastritis | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Quinsy | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | Enteritis | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 |
Croup | 1 | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | Peritonitis | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | ... | 9 |
Hooping-Cough | 3 | 11 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 15 | Ascites | ||||||||
Typhus Fever | 1 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 4 | ... | 39 | Ulc. of Intestines | ||||||||
Erysipelas | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 5 | Hernia (Rupture) | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 3 |
Puerperal Fever | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | Ileus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
Carbuncle | Intussusception | ||||||||||||||||
Influenza | Fistula | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ||||||||
Dysentery | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | Stomach Disease, &c. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 |
Diarrhœa | 38 | 39 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ... | 76 | Pancreas Disease, &c. | ||||||||
Ague | Hepatitis | ||||||||||||||||
Remittent Fever | Liver Disease, &c. | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 3 | ... | 7 | ||||||||
Rheumatism | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | Stricture of (Esophagus) | ||||||||
Pyaemia | Order 5-Urinary Organs. | ||||||||||||||||
Cholera | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | |||||||||
Order 2—Enthetic. | Morbus Addisonii | ||||||||||||||||
Syphilis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | l | Rupture of Bladder | ||||||||
Stricture of Urethra.. Hydrophobia | Nephria(Bright's dis ease) | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | 5 | ||||||||
Order 3—Dietic. | Stone | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ||||||||
Privation | Prostrate Disease | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 4 | ||||||||
Want of Breast Milk | Kindey Diesease, &c. | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | ||||||||
Purpura and Scurvy | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | Order 6—Organs of Generation. | ||||||||
Alcoholism—Delirium Tremens | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | |||||||||
Ovarian Dropsy | |||||||||||||||||
„ Intemperance | Uterus Disease, &c. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ||||||||
Lead Poisoning | Order 7-Organs of Locomotion. | ||||||||||||||||
Order 4—Parasitic. | |||||||||||||||||
Thrush | Joint Disease, &c. | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ||||||||
Worms, &c. | Bones, &c. | ||||||||||||||||
II.—Constitutional. Order 1—Diathetic | Disease of Spine | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ||||||||
Order 8 — integumentary System. | |||||||||||||||||
Gout | |||||||||||||||||
Dropsy | ... | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | 10 | Phlegmon | ||||||||
Cancer | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 2 | ... | 8 | Skin Disease, &c. | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Mortification | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | IV.—developmental Order 1 —Diseases of Children. | ||||||||
Abscess | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | |||||||||
Ulcer | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |||||||||
Order 2—Tubrclr. | Premature Birth | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ||||||||
Scrofula | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | Cyanosis | ||||||||
Tabes Mesenterica | 19 | 10 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 31 | Spina Bifida | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Phthisis(Consumptn) | 2 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 22 | 3 | ... | 65 | Other Malformations | ||||||||
Hydrocephalus | 1 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | Teething | 4 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 |
III.—local. Order l—Nervous System. | Order 4-Disease of Adults. | ||||||||||||||||
Paramenia | |||||||||||||||||
Cephalitis | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 5 | Childbirth | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Apoplexy | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | Order 3—Diseases of Old People. | ||||||||
Palsy (Paralysis) | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 4 | ... | 10 | |||||||||
Tetanus | Old Age | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 11 | 21 | ||||||||
Epilepsy | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | Order 4-Disease of Nutrition. | ||||||||
Convulsions | 13 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 17 | |||||||||
Neuralgia | Atrophy and Debility | 13 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 15 | ||||||||
Brain Disease, &c | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | 1 | 3 | ... | 9 | V.—Violent Deaths. Order l— Accidents or Negligence. | ||||||||
Softeng, of Spinal Cord | |||||||||||||||||
Order 2—Organs of Circulation. | |||||||||||||||||
Burns and Scalds | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | 7 | |||||||||
Pericarditis | Poison | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ||||||||
Aneurism | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | Suffocation | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 |
Heart Disease, &c. | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 13 | 3 | ... | 22 | Violence | ... | 6 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 42 |
Phlebitis | Drowning | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 6 | ||||||||
Disease of Arteries | Chloroform | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ||||||||
Order 3—Respiratory Organs. | Order 3—Homicide. | ||||||||||||||||
Murder Manslaghtr. | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |||||||||
Laryngismus | Order 4—Suicide. | ||||||||||||||||
Laryngitis | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | Wounds | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 |
Bronchitis | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | ... | 22 | Poison | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Pleurisy | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | Hanging | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 |
Pneumonia | 11 | 8 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 23 | Otherwise | ||||||||
Lung Disease | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | Not Specified | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Carried Forward | 108 | 170 | 62 | 61 | 73 | 41 | 1 | 516 | Grand Total | 138 | 186 | 73 | 90 | 103 | 76 | 13 | 679 |