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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14 died of small-pox.
3 „ measles.
9 „ scarlet fever.
8 „ diptheria.
8 „ croup.
16 „ whooping cough.
26 „ fever.
2 „ erysipelas.
1 „ carbuncle.
2 „ influenza.
26 „ diarrhœa.
2 „ rheumatism.
1 „ pyœmia.
112 deaths took place from constitutional disease, out of
which
65 died of consumption of the lungs.
25 „ other tubercular diseases.
265 deaths took place from local diseases affecting the brain,
lungs, heart, intestines, &c., out of which
78 died of diseases of the brain.
39 „ diseases of the organs of circulation.
94 „ diseases of the respiratory organs.
36 „ diseases of the organs of digestion.
11 „ diseases of the urinary organs.
104 died of developmental diseases, principally affecting
the very young.
11 died violent deaths.
8 died from causes not ascertained or not specified.
207 deaths took place under 1 year.
85 above 1 and under 10 years.
18 „ 10 „ 20 „
85 „ 20 „ 40 „
92 „ 40 „ 60 „
122 „ 60 „ 80 „
27 80 and upwards.
636
TABLE II.
Estimated population to middle of the year 1867. | Death in 52 weeks ending December. | Birth rate per 1000. | Rate of mortality per 1000. | |
---|---|---|---|---|
London | 3082372 | 77588 | 36.55 | 22.98 |
Bristol | 165572 | 3721 | 36.39 | 23.08 |
Birmingham | 343948 | 8318 | 38.01 | 24.27 |
Liverpool | 492439 | 14511 | 39.86 | 29.57 |
Manchester | 362823 | 11354 | 36.96 | 31.40 |
Salford | 115013 | 3267 | 39.41 | 28.50 |
Sheffield | 225199 | 5537 | 41.28 | 24.67 |
Leeds | 232428 | 6246 | 44.27 | 26.96 |
Hull | 106740 | 2655 | 38.94 | 24.93 |
Newcastle | 124960 | 3884 | 38.66 | 30.79 |
Edingburgh | 176081 | 4760 | 36.60 | 27.13 |
Glasgow | 440979 | 12543 | 41.69 | 28.54 |
Dublin | 349210 | 8609 | 25.90 | 27.06 |