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—C ontinued.
CLASSES OF disease. | causes of death | ages at death. | total. | males. | females. | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
under 1 year. | under 10. | Under 20. | 20 and under 40. | 10 and under 60. | 60 and under 80. | 80 and upwards. | |||||
brought forward | 188 | 257 | 231 | ||||||||
Order4. — Digestive Organs | |||||||||||
Gastritis | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
Enteritis | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Peritonitis | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
Ulceration of intestines | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
Hernia(Rupture) | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
constipation | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Fistula | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
Hepatitis | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 5 | 3 | 2 | |
Jaundice | 1 | 1 | 1 | —— | 1 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | |
Liver Disease,&c. | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 5 | — | 15 | 8 | 7 | |
spleen Disease | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
Order5—Urinary Organs | |||||||||||
Nephritis | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Nephria(Bright's Disease) | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
Diabetes | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
— | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | — | 5 | 5 | 0 | ||
Order 6.—Organs of (feneration. | |||||||||||
Ovarian Abscess | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
1 | — | — | 1 | l | 2 | — | 0 | 5 | |||
order 7.—Organ of Locomotion. | |||||||||||
Joint Disease | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||
Order 1.— Diseases of Children.. | |||||||||||
premature Birth | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 5 | 5 | |
Cyanosis | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 1 | |
Teething | 9 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 5 | ||
Order2—Diseases of Adults. | |||||||||||
Childbirth | — | — | — | 5 | —— | — | — | 5 | 5 | ||
Order 3.—Diseases of Old People. | |||||||||||
Old Age | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 18 | 23 | 16 | ||
Order4.—Diseases of Nutrition. | |||||||||||
Atrophy and Debility | 43 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 54 | 27 | ||||
Order 1.—Accidents or Negligence. | |||||||||||
Fractures and Contusions | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | |
Burns and scalds | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | ||
Wounds | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Drowning | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | ||
Suffocation | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | ||
Otherwise | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Order 3—Homicide. | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | ||
Order 4.-Suicide. | |||||||||||
Poison | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
wounds | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Not Specified or ill Defined | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Total | 676 | 350 | 326 |