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 upward. | Total. | |||
Class 6. Local Diseases contunued order 2.-Duseases of Organs of soicial sence. | ||||||||||||||
1.(e.g., of Ear, Eye, Nose) Order 3. Circulatory system. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | * . | . . | 3 | ||
1 Pericarditis | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ■ . | .. | . . | 1 | ||
2 Acute Endocarditis | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | ||
3Valvular diseases of Heart | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 51 | ||
4 Other Discases of Heart | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | .. | 30 | ||
5Aneurism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | ||
6 Embolism , thrombosia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | . . | .. | .. | 1 | ||
7 Other diseases of Blood Vesscls | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | . . | .. | .. | .. | ||
Order 4.- Respiratory System | ||||||||||||||
1 Laryngitis | 3 | 6 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 11 | ||
2 Croup | 2 | 9 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 13 | ||
3 Asthma | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | ||
4 Bronchitis | 57 | 37 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 21 | 41 | 32 | 15 | 4 | 222 | ||
5 Pneumonia | 18 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 84 | |||
6 Pleurisy | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 8 | ||
7Other Diseases | I | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 11 | ||
Order 5.- Digestice system | ||||||||||||||
1 Dentition | 17 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 21 | ||
2 Sore Thriat Quinay | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .... | .. | .. | 2 | ||
3 Duscases of Stomach | 5 | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 11 | ||
4 Knteritis | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | ||
5Obstcuctive Discases of Intestine | 6 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | I | . . | .. | 1 | .. | 9 | ||
6 Peritinitis | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 9 | ||
7 Ascites | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | . . | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
8 Cirrhosis of Liver | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 7 | ||
9 Jaundice | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 5 | ||
10 Other Disease. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | ||
Order 6. -Urinary System | ||||||||||||||
1Nephritis | .. | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 11 | ||
2 Bright's disease Allauminuria | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 | 13 | ||
3 Disease of Bladder | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | ||
4 Other Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | ||
Order 7.- Diseases of Reprsducteve System | ||||||||||||||
A. Of Organs of Generation | ||||||||||||||
1Male Organs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
2 Female Organs | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | ||
B of Perturition | ||||||||||||||
1 Abortion, Miscarriage | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | . . | .. | .. | .. | ||
2 Puerperal Convulsions | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | . . | .. | .. | .. | ||
3 Placents pravis, Flooding | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .... | .. | 1 | ||
4 Other Accidents | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | ||
Order s. Discases of bones and Joints. | ||||||||||||||
1 Caries,Necrosls | .. | 2 | 3 | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | . . | 1 | 1 | .. | 11 | ||
2 Arthritis, Ostitis , Periostitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | . . | . . | .. | ■ . | .. | .. | ||
Order 9.- Integumcntary System | ||||||||||||||
1 Carbuncle, Phlegmon | .. | .. | . . | .. | .. | . . | I | . . | 1 | . . | . . | 1 | ||
2Other diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | . . | .. | .. | .. | ||
Class7. Violent Deaths | ||||||||||||||
Order 1 Accident of Negligenes. | ||||||||||||||
1 Fractures and Contusions | .. | 2 | 2 | 4 | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | . . | . . | .. | 13 | ||
2 Wounda | Gunshot | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | |||||||
Cut, Stab | .. | .. | .. | . . | .. | .. | .. | . . | . . | . . | .. | .. | ||
3 Burns and Scalds | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | . . | . . | a . | .. | .. | 5 | |||
4 Poison | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | ||||||||
5 Drowning | H | 8 | 7 | 7 | , . | s3 | ||||||||
6 Suffocation | 16 | . . | 1 | 1 | 1 | . . | . . | . . | . . | 10 | ||||
7 Otherwise | * | 1 | . . | . . | . | 3 | ||||||||
Order 2. Homicide. | ||||||||||||||
1. Murder | .. | .. | .. | ■ . | . . | . . | .. | . . | . . | . . | .. | .. | ||
Order3-Suicide. | ||||||||||||||
1 Gunshot Wounds. | .. | .. | .. | .... | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | ||
2 Cut. Stab | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | ||
3 Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | ||
4 Drowing | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | ||
Class 8 Deaths from Illdepened and not Specified Causes. | ||||||||||||||
1Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | . . | .. | .. | a . | . . | .. | .. | ||
2 Debility ,Atrophy, Inanition | 60 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 62 | ||
3 Mortitication | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | ||
3Trumour | .. | .. | .. | .. | . . | . . | . . | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
4 Abeeass. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | . . | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | ||
5Hæmorrhage | .. | .. | .. | .. | . . | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | -. | .. | ||
_ | Causes not specitied or ill defined | .. | . . | ' * | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |