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 Lewisham]
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DEATHS DURING THE FOUR QUARTERS OF THE
YEAR 1860.
CLASSES OF DISEASE. | CAUSES OF DEATH. | AGES AT DEATH. | Total. | Males. | Females. | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Under 1 year. | Under 10. | Under 20. | 20 and under 40. | 40 and under 60. | 60 and under 80. | 80 and upwards. | |||||
Order 1.—Miasmatic Diseases. Small Pox | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | 7 | 6 | 1 | |
Measles | 8 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | 19 | 10 | 9 | |
Scarlatina | 2 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 5 | 3 | |
Diptheria | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 1 | - | 7 | 4 | 3 | |
Quinsy | 1 | — | — | — | — | - | - | I | 1 | -_ | |
Croup | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | 1 | |
Hooping Cough | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 4 | ||
Typhus (and Infantile Fever) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | - | - | 18 | 7 | 11 | |
Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | |
Metria | - | - | - | 2 | -_ | - | - | 2 | - | ||
Carbuncle | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | ||
Diarrhoea | - | - | 1 | - | — | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | _ | |
Remittent Fever | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Itheumatism | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | - | - | 5 | 2 | 3 | |
Order 2.—Enthetic Diseases. | |||||||||||
Order 3.—Dietic Diseases. | |||||||||||
Purpura and Scurvy | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | |
Order 4.—Parasitic Diseases. | |||||||||||
Order 1.—Diathetic Diseases. | |||||||||||
Gout | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | — | |
Dropsy | — | — | — | 1 | — | 7 | - | 8 | 4 | 4 | |
Cancer | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 1 | - | 9 | 1 | 8 | |
Mortification | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Order 2.— Tiibercular Diseases. | |||||||||||
Tabes Mesenterica | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | |
Phthisis | 1 | — | 5 | — | 34 | 17 | — | 57 | 27 | 30 | |
Hydrocephalus | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 6 | 3 | |
Order I.—Diseases of Nervous System. | |||||||||||
Cephalitis | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | |
Apoplexy | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 8 | |
Paralysis | — | — | — | — | 5 | 9 | 10 | 24 | 7 | 17 | |
Epilepsy | _ | 1 | 1 | — | _- | 2 | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | |
Convulsions | 11 | 2 | _ | — | _- | — | — | 13 | 4 | 9 | |
— | 2 | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | — | 9 | 6 | 3 | ||
Order 2.—Diseases of Organs of Circulation. | |||||||||||
Aneurism | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | |
— | — | 1 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 25 | 14 | 11 | ||
Order 3,—Diseases of Respiratory Organs. | |||||||||||
Laryngitis Bronchitis | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 7 | 10 | 2 | 1 30 | 1 13 | 17 | |
Pleurisy | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | -_ | - | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | |
Pneumonia | 16 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 29 | 18 | 11 | |
— | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | ||
Order 4.—Diseases of Digestive Organs. | |||||||||||
Gastritis | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | |
Enteritis | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | |
Peritonitis | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
Ascites | - | — | - | — | - | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | |
Total | 62 | 50 | 22 | 31 | 78 | 72 | 18 | 333 | 179 | 163 |