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Lewisham 1872

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]

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TABLE IX.—DEATHS DURING THE FOUR QUARTERS
OF THE YEAR 1872.
LASSES OF
DISEASE.
CAUSES OF DEATH.
AGES AT DEATH.
Total.
Males.
Females.
under 1
year.
Under 5.
Under 10.
Under 10.
3D and
Under 40.
40 and
under 60.
60 and
under 80.
80 and
upwards.
I
ZYMOTIC
DISEASES
Order 1. ????
Small pox

1

1
2
1


5
1
4
Measles
3
6






9
6
3
Scrical fever
4
28
4
3




39
22
17
Diphtheria

1
7
1
1



10
2
8
Mumps

1






1
0
1
Quloiry


1





1
0
1
Croup

2






2
1
1
Hooping cough
13
16
5
1




35
11
24
Typhus fever







1
1
0
1
Enteric or typhoid fever


1
3
3
4


11
5
6
Simple continued fever
1





1

2
0
2
Erysipelas






1

2
0
2
Maleria




1



1
0
1
Influenza
1







1
1
0
Diarirrhœa
28
4
1



3

36
21
15
Simple Cholera
1







1
1
0
Rheumatism




1
1


2
1
1
cerebro spianl memugitis




1



1
1
0
Order2 Entherix
Syphills
3







3
1
2
Order 3-distic
want of Breast milk
6







6
2
4
Purpusa



1




1
0
1
Intemperace
2







2
2
0
Order4 ???
Thrush
3







3
1
2
n.
CONSTITUTIONAL
DISEASES
Order1- Diabetes
Gout






2

2
2
0
Dropsy




1
1
1

3
1
2
Cancer




2
12
13
3
30
12
18
???






1

1
1
0
Order2-Tubercular
???
2
5
2





9
4
5
Phihlsis
4
1
1
7
49
21
3

86
52
34
Hydrocephalus
8
6
2
2
1



19
10
9
III.
LOCAL
diseases
Order 1.- Nervous system
Cephalitis
2
4
1

1
1


9
5
4
Apoplery
1



2
8
5
1
17
5
12
Paralysis





2
21
3
26
13
13
Epilepsy
2
1

1

1


5
2
3
Insanity






1

1
1
0
Convulations
19
3






22
15
7
Brain Disease
2

1

3
5
2

13
10
3
Order 2. Organs of
culation
Ancurism





2


2
2
0
Heart Disease, &c.
1

2
1
4
11
19
1
39
12
27
Hœmorrhagic Diathesis




1



1
1
0
Order 3. - organs of
ration
Laryngitis
1



1



2
0
2
Bronchitis
10

1
3
6
25
2
73
34
39
Pneumonia
11
5
3
1
3
9
2
1
35
18
17
Pleurisy

1 —
1


1
1

3
1
2
Asthma





1


1
1
0
Lung Disease, &c.





1


1
1
0
Carried forward
141
95
32
23
80
88
101
12
'575
282
393