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 Limehouse]
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TABLE III (Continued.)
Cause of Death. | AGES. | |||||||||||||
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0 to 1 | 1 to 5 | 5 to 15 | 15 to 25 | 25 to 35 | 35 to 45 | 45 to 55 | 55 to 65 | 65 to 75 | 75 to 85 | 85 and upwards. | TOTAL | 55 to 60 | ||
Class 6. Local Diseases continued | .. | |||||||||||||
order 2. Diseases of organs of spicial sence. | .. | |||||||||||||
(e.g., of Ear. Eye. Nose) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
??? | .. | |||||||||||||
1. Pericarditis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | |
2. Acute Endocarkitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
3 Valvular Diseases of Heart | .. | .. | 3 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 52 | .. | |
4 Other Diseases of Heart | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | .. | 20 | .. | |
5 Aneurism | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | ||
6. Embolism, Thrombosis | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | |
7 Other discascs of Blood Vesscls | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
Order 4.-Resoiratory Syatem | .. | |||||||||||||
1 Laryngitis | 1 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | .. | |
2 Croup | 1 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | .. | |
3 Asthima | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | |
4 Bronchitis | 81 | 58 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 24 | 36 | 34 | 10 | 2 | 268 | .. | |
5 Pneumonia | 13 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | .. | 1 | 69 | .. | |
6 Pleurisy | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 6 | .. | |
7 Otrhosis of Liver | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | |
.. | ||||||||||||||
1 Dentition | 18 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 22 | .. | |
2 Diseases of Stomach | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | |
3 Enteritis | 5 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | .. | |
??? | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | .. | |
5 Peritionitis | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 7 | .. | |
6 Ascites | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | |
7 chrrhosis of Liver | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ? | 3 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 8 | .. | |
8 Jaundice | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 6 | .. | |
9 Other Diseases | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
Order G.- Urinary Stestem. | .. | |||||||||||||
1 Nephritis | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 11 | .. | ||
2 Bright's Disease, Albumnuria | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | .. | 2 | 1 | 19 | .. | |
3 Disease of Bladder | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | |
4 Other Diseases | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
Order7.- Diseases of Repro- ductice System | .. | |||||||||||||
A. of Organs of Generstion. | .. | |||||||||||||
1 Male Organs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
2. Female organs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
B. of Partmritices | .. | |||||||||||||
1 Abortion, Miscarriage | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||
2 Puerperal Convuisions | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | |
3 Placents prævua, Flooding | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
4 Other Accidents | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
Order 8.- Diseases of Banes and Joints. | .. | |||||||||||||
1 Caries, Necrosls | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
2 Arthritis. ostitis, periostitis | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | |
Order9.-Integumentary Ststem | .. | |||||||||||||
1 Carbuncle, Phlegmon | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | |
2 Otehr Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Class7. Violent Deaths. | .. | |||||||||||||
Order 1. Accident or Negligence. | .. | |||||||||||||
1 Fractures and Contuwions | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .. | 12 | .. | |
2 Wounds Gunshot | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Cut Stab | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | |
3 burns and Scalds | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | |
4 Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | |
5 Drowning | .. | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 23 | .. | |
6 Suffocation | 19 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 15 | .. | |
7 Otherwise | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | |
Order 2. -Homicide. | .. | |||||||||||||
1. Murder | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | ||
Order3-Suicide. | .. | |||||||||||||
1 Cut, Stab | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | |
3 Otehrwise | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | |
Class8 Deaths from ILL-Defined and Not Specified Causes. | .. | |||||||||||||
1 Dropsy | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | |
2 Debility, Atrophy, Inanition | 44 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 47 | .. | |
3 Tumour | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | |
4 Abcess | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | ||
5 Hæmorrhage | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | |
Causes not specified or ill defined | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | .. |