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Whitechapel 1865

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Whitechapel]

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

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

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.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.
1.—Zymotic.Brought Forward92109368785614474
I.—Miasmatic.IV.—Digestive Organs.
Small-Pox195............15
Measles11...............2Cancrum Oris1..................1
Scarlatina31071.........21Gastritis...............1...1
Diphtheria...1...............1Enteritis......1.........1
QuinsyPeritonitis......1............1
Croup12...............3Ascites......1123...7
Hooping-Cough414...1.........19Ulc. of Intestines...............1...1
Typhus Fever...391696...43Hernia (Rupture)...............1...1
Erysipelas1.........1......2Ileus.........1.........1
Puerperal Fever............1......1Intussusception...1...............1
CarbuncleFistula
InfluenzaStomach Disease, &e.
DysenteryPancreas Disease, &c.
Diarrhœa97...142...23Hepatitis......1............1
AgueLiver Disease, &c.......1133...8
Remittent FeverV.—Urinary Organs.
Rheumatism......221......5
Pyaemia.........211...4Nephritis
Parotitis...1...............1Disease of Bladder
II.—Enthetic.Nephria (Bright's Disease)...............1...1
Syphilis...1...............1
Stricture of UrethraDiabetes
HydrophobiaRetention
III.—Dietic.Prostate Disease
PrivationKidney Disease, &c......1...2......4
Want of Breast Milk.2..................2VI.—Organs of Generation.
Purpura and Scurvy-.........1.........1
Alcoholism—Delirm. Tremens...............1...1Ovarian Dropsy........................
Uterus Disease, &c.........111...3
„ Intemperance Lead PoisoningVII.—Organs of Locomotion.........................
IV.—Pakasitic.Joint Disease, &c..........1...1...2
Thrush1..................1Bones, &c.........1.........1
Worms, &c.Spinal Disease.........21......3
2.—ConstitutionalVIII. — Integu-mentarySystem.
I. Diathetic.
GoutPhlegmon
Dropsy...11111...5Skin Disease, &c1..................1
Cancer.........122...54.—Developmental
Mortification..................22I. — Diseases of Children.
Abscess or Tumour...1...21......4
II.—Tubercular.Premature Birth6..................6
Scrofula...1...1...1...3Cyanosis
Tabes Mesenterica1719.........1...37Spina Bifida1..................1
Phthisis (Consumpn.)1...333195...61Other Malformations Teething32...............5
Hydrocephalus29...............11
3—Local.II.—Diseases of Adults.
I.—Nervous System.
Paramenia
CephalitisChildbirth............1......1
Apoplexy...11168...17III.—Diseases of Old People.
Palsy (Paralysis).........264113
InsanityOld Age...............161127
TetanusPremature Decay...............5...5
Epilepsy...............2...2IV.—Diseases of Nutrition.
Convulsions153...............18
Chorea12..................12
Brain Disease, Ac.131...22...95.—Violent Deaths
II.—Organs of Circulation.I.—Accidents or Negligence.
PericarditisBurns and Scalds...42............6
Aneurism.........11......2Suffocation2..................2
Heart Disease, &c.......11365I26Violence...1610105...33
PhlebitisDrowning......1............1
Disease of ArteriesIII.-Homicide.
III.—Respiratory Organs.Murder and Manslaughter...............1...1
LaryngismusIV.—Suicide.
LaryngitisWounds.........111...3
Bronchitis1110141610...52Poison......11.........2
Pleurisy.........11......2Drowning......1............1
Pneumonia22124252...47Hanging
Lung Disease, &c.......112812Otherwise
Not Specified1..................1
Carried Forward92109368785614474Grand Total1191175210910610215620