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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

Whitechapel 1865

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Whitechapel]

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Table: TABLE VII.—Causes of Death at Seven Periods of Life, registered in the Whitechapel District, for the Three Months ending 30th September, 1865

TABLE VII.—Causes of Death at Seven Periods of Life, registered in the Whitechapel District, for the Three Months ending 30th September, 1865

Causes of Death.0 and under 11 and under 55 and under 2020 and under 4040 and under 6060 and under 8080 and aboveTotal.Causes of Death.0 and under 11 and under 55 and under 2020 and under 4940 and under 6060 and under 8080 and above.Total.
I.—ZYMOTIC,Brought forward118111295572442431
Order 1—MiasmaticOrder 4.—Digestive
Small-Pox111............3
Measles......1............1Cancrum Oris...1...............1
Scarlatina2253............30Gastritis
Diphtheria1..................1Enteritis1..................1
QuinsyPeritonitis......32.........5
Croup...8...............8Ascites............11...2
Hoopmg-Cough67...............13Ulceratn. of Intestns
Typhus Fever...5891010...42Hernia (Rupture)............22...4
Erysipelas2............1...3Ileus
Puerperal FeverIntussusception............11...2
CarbuncleFistula
InfluenzaStomach Disease, &c................1...1
Dysentery1..................1Pancreas Disease, &c.
Diarrhœa3823111......64Hepatitis.........1.........1
Ague...............2...2Liver Disease, &c..........11......2
Remittent Fever...1...............1Cancerof Œsophagus
Rheumatism.........2.........2Order 6—Urinary Organs.
Pyaemia...1...1.........2
Cholera12...1.........4Nephritis
Order 2-Enthetic
Syphilis2............2...4Disease of BladderNephria. (Bright's disease)
Stricture of Urethra.............1......1
Hydrophobia......1............1Diabetes.........1...1...2
Order 3—Dietic.Retention............11...2
PrivationProstrate Disease............11...2
Want of Breast Mill1..................1Kidney Disease, &c..........13......4
Purpura and Scurvy.1.........1......2Order 6 —Organs of Generation.
Alcoholism—Delirm. Tremens.........11......2
,, Intemperance...............1...1Ovarian Dropsy............1......1
Lead PoisoningUterus Disease, &c. Ovariotomy
Order 4 —Parasitic. Thrush1..................1Order 7—Organs of Locomotion.
Worms, &c.Spinal Disease, &c.......1............1
II—CONSTITUTNLBones, &c..........1.........1
Order 1—Diathetic.Order 8—Integumentary System.
Dropsy............12...3
Cancer...1...441...10Phlegmon
Mortification11...1......14Nœvus.........1.........1
Abscess1...1...1......3IV.—DEVELOPMENTAL.
Noma
Order 2 -TubrculrOrder 1—Disease of Children.
Scrofula...1...............1
Tabes Mesenterica22161............39Premature Birth12..................12
Phthisis (Consmptn)11716225...52Cyanosis
Hydrocephalus43...............7Spina Bifida
III.-LOCAL.Other Malformations1..................1
Order 1—Nervous System.Teething85...............13
Order 2—Diseases of Adults.
Cephalitis
Apoplexy......12107...20Paramenia
Palsy (Paralysis)............21...3Childbirth.........1.........1
Insanity.........2.........2Order 3-Diseases of Old People.
Tetanus..................
Epilepsy............1......1Old Age...............12921
Convulsions226...............25Order 4—Diseases
Choreaof Nutrition. Atrophy & Debility71...............8
Brain Disease, &c.1...1...3......5
Order 2—Organs of Circulation.V.—VIOLENT DEATHS.
AnæmiaOrder 1—Accidents or Negligence.
Pericarditis
Aneurism.........2.........2Burns and Scalds...4...............4
Heart Disease, &c....12774...21Posison............1......1
PhlebitisSuffocation5..................5
Disease of ArteriesVolence1361177...35
Phlegmasia DolensDrowning1......1...1...3
Order 3 - Respiratory Organs.Order 3—Homicide. Murder & Manslgter1.........3......4
LaryngismusOrder 4-Suicide.
Laryngitis...1...1.........2Wounds.........11......2
Bronchitis36...247123Poison......1............1
PleurisyHanging
Pneumonia64124......17Otherwise
Lung Disease, &c................1...1Not Specified3..................3
Carried forward118111295572442431Grand Total1581254077967211579