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Lewisham 1889

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Limehouse]

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TABLE III.- Continued.

Cause of Death.AGES.
0 to 11 to 55 to 1515 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 to 7575 to 8585 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.12..............* .. .3
1 Pericarditis....1..........■ .... .1
2 Acute Endocarditis....1......1........2
3Valvular diseases of Heart....553789121151
4 Other Discases of Heart......2356752..30
5Aneurism..........3..1......4
6 Embolism , thrombosia............1... .....1
7 Other diseases of Blood Vesscls................. .......
Order 4.- Respiratory System
1 Laryngitis362................11
2 Croup292................13
3 Asthma..............1......1
4 Bronchitis573721111214132154222
5 Pneumonia18213657786384
6 Pleurisy....211222......8
7Other DiseasesI3....113........11
Order 5.- Digestice system
1 Dentition174..................21
2 Sore Thriat Quinay1..1..................2
3 Duscases of Stomach521..11..1......11
4 Knteritis2..1......2........5
5Obstcuctive Discases of Intestine6......1..I. ...1..9
6 Peritinitis....32....121....9
7 Ascites............... .........
8 Cirrhosis of Liver..........133......7
9 Jaundice......1....121....5
10 Other Disease.............1..1....2
Order 6. -Urinary System
1Nephritis..55......1..2....11
2 Bright's disease Allauminuria......2..2422..113
3 Disease of Bladder..........11..1....3
4 Other Diseases............1........3
Order 7.- Diseases of Reprsducteve System
A. Of Organs of Generation
1Male Organs........................
2 Female Organs........111........3
B of Perturition
1 Abortion, Miscarriage................. .......
2 Puerperal Convulsions................. .......
3 Placents pravis, Flooding..........1............1
4 Other Accidents......111..........3
Order s. Discases of bones and Joints.
1 Caries,Necrosls..232..11. .11..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..224....32. .. ...13
2 WoundaGunshot. .. .. .. .. .. .
Cut, Stab....... ........ .. .. .....
3 Burns and Scalds122..... .. .a .....5
4 Poison. .. .. .. .. .. .
5 DrowningH877, .s3
6 Suffocation16. .111. .. .. .. .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..........11..1....2
4 Drowing......21............3
Class 8 Deaths from Illdepened and not Specified Causes.
1Dropsy........... .....a .. .....
2 Debility ,Atrophy, Inanition602..................62
3 Mortitication....1................1
3Trumour......... .. .. ...........
4 Abeeass.............. ...1....1
5Hæmorrhage......... ...........-...
_Causes not specitied or ill defined... .' *..................