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Shoreditch 1888

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch, Parish of St. Leonard]

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VESTRY OF THE PARISH OF SAINT LEONARD, SHOREDITCH.

TABLE OF DEATHS.

DEATHS REGISTERED FROM ALL CASES DURING THE YEAR ENDING 25TH MARC , 1889. (The Deaths in Public Institutions of Non-Residents being excluded.)DEATHS REGISTERED IN EACH SUB-DISTRICT FROM ALL CAUSES.DEATHS REGISTERED FROM ALL CAUSES DURING THE YEAR ENDING 25TH MARCH, 1889. (The Deaths in Public Institutions of Non-Residents being excluded.)DEATHS REGISTERED IN EACH. SUB-DISTRICT FROM ALL CAUSES.
CAUSES OF DEATH.AgesTotal Deaths under Five.Grand Total.Holywell.St. Leonard.Hoxton New TownHoxton Old Town ;Haggerston WestHaggerston EastTotal.CAUSES OF DEATH.AGES.Total Deaths under Five.Grand Total.Hollywell.St. Leonard.Hoxton New TownHoxton Old Town.Haggerston West.Haggerston East.Total.
Under 11 to 22 to 55 to 15.15 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 to 7575 to 8585 to 9595 and upwardsUnder 11 to 22 to 55 to 1515 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 to 7575 to 8585 to 9595 and upwards
(Class)Brought forward4002221557266891391381651528315..777169695163316342780..1696
I.—ZYMOTIC DISEASES.III.-LOCAL DISEASES-continued.
II.—CONSTITUTIONAL.Order 4-Digestive Organs.
III.—LOCAL.Gastritis31..........21..1....3712..22..7
IV.—DEVELOPMENTAL.Enteritis911......1..1........1113..2227..13
V. —VIOLENT DEATHS.Peritonitis1....1122..1..1....210....244..10
(Not specified.)Ascites................1..........1....1......1
I.—ZYMOTIC DISEASES.Ulceration of Intesines..................1..............1......1
Order 1—Miasmatic.Hernia................21........3........3..3
Small Pox............................................Ilcus............................................
Measles1253337..................98105611242044..105Intussusception11..........1..11....25....122..5
Scarlet Fever (Scarlatina)3492..................161814328..18Stricture of Intestines11..........111......25....113..5
Diphtheria32741................121732..39..17Fistula..........................................
Quinsy............................................Stomach Disease, &c.513....21365......926128312..26
Croup..3101..................131422244..14Pancreas Disease, &c...............1............1........1..1
Whooping Cough1625132..................545648141416..56Hepatitis........21..331........103..421..10
Tvphus............................................Jaundice1..........1....1......13....12....3
Enteric or Typhoid Fever..1..42122..2......114..2129..14Liver Disease, &c.1..........5127711..134329713..34
Simple Continued Feverl........................11....1......1Spleen Disease, &c.............1..............1......1....1
Erysipelasl1........1....111..26..12..3..6
Puerperal Fever (Metria)........12....1..........4112......4Order 5—Urinary Organs.
Carbuncle................1..........1........1..1Nephritis....2..3..2112......2111..433..11
Influenza............................................Ischuria............................................
Dysentery....................2......2........2..2Brights Disease (Nephria)........214311........124..3..5..12
Diarrhœa592054....42357....8410947212750..109Diabetes........1......1..........2..1....1..2
Simple Choler............................................Calculus (Stone)............................................
Ague............................................Crystitis......1..........1........2........2..2
R???ent Fever......1....................1........1..1Kidney Disease, &c...1..1....11..........14....2..2..4
Rheumatism......111....1..........41..111..4Order 6-Organs of Generation.
Other Zymotic Diseases............................................Ovarian Dropsy............................................
Order 2—Enthetic.Uterus Disease, &c...........1211..........5111..2..5
Syphilis12........1..............1213....238..13
Stricture of Urethra............................................Order 7—Organs of Locomotion.
Hydrophobia............................................Synovitis (Arithritis)............................................
Glanders....1....................11........1..1Joint Disease, &c.......11..................2....1..1..2
Order 3—Dietic.Order 8-Integumentary System.
Privation............................................Phlegmon..............................................
Want of Breast Milk2........................22....2......2Ulcer1............1..........12....1..1..2
Purpura and Scurvy..............-•..............................Skin Disease, &c.1........................11......1....1
Alcoholisma. Del. Tremens..............1............1........1..1IV. DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES.
b. Intemperance............l2............3......12..3Order 1-Diseases of Children.
Order 4—Parasitic.Premature Birth64........................646432181922..64
Thrush1........................11....1......1Cyanosis............................................
Worms, &c............................................Spina Bifida411..................6......3..3..6
II. CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES.Other Malformations3........................33..111....3
Order 1—Diathetic.Teething11151....................2727..48411..27
Gout..................11......21......1..2Order 2—Diseases of Adults.
Dropsy2..........1..3..1....291..2..6..9Paramenia............................................
Cancer............5383..1....201..3313..20Child-birth (See Puerperal fever)........11................2..1....1..2
Cancrum Oris(Noma)............................................
Mortification....2............23....27......25..7Order 3—Diseases of Old People.
Abscesses and Tumours411..2..2314......618..14310..18Old Age................736359....872925942..87
Order 2—Tubercular.Order 4—Diseases of Nutrition.
Scrofula......11..1..............31..2......3Atrophy and Debility14561..11..2..1..1..152158917353661..158
Tabes Mesenterica3882....................4848....152112..48V.—VIOLENT DEATHS, &c.
Phthisis95310344660352131....1722716234144103..227Order 1-Accident or Negligence.
Hydrocephalus & Tubercular Meningitis342422171113..........80103414132250..103Fractures and Contusions1....11................13........3..3
III.—LOCAL DISEASES.Wounds....1l..................121....1....2
Order 1—Nervous System.Burns and Scalds....1..................11........1..1
Cephalitis............................................Poison....1....2221........1821113..8
Apoplexy..........1..7131211....35315818..35Drowning............1211........5......14..5
Paralysis..1......1227972..131134122..31Suffocation51......2......1..2....515648151019..56
Insanity........2..2..3311....12111..9..12Otherwise............................................
Chorea............................................
Epilepsy..........2..2..3........7..1132..7Order 2—Homicide.
Convulsions60621....1..1........6871310151825..71Murder and Manslaughter............................................
Brain Disease, &c.9447456951071..177125211330..71Order 3-Suicide.
Order 2—Organs of Circulation.Wounds: Gunshot, Cut, Stab..1......1..............12......11..2
Pericarditis....1....................11........1..1Poison......1......1............2........2..2
Aneurism..........................................Drowning............................................
Heart Disease, &c.2....47111920272591..2125613312649..125Hanging............21..1........4......13..4
Lymphangitis1........1......1......13....1..2..3Otherwise............................................
Order 3—Respiratory Organs.Order 4—Execution.
Laryngitis211....................44..1....3..4Hanging............................................
Bronchitis82371721417295060376..13634219336171158..342Violent Deaths (not classed)............................................
Pleurisy....1..12..21........171..222..7Sudden Deaths (cause unascertained) .............................................
Pneumonia362520177881352....811321010122080..132Causes not specified or ill-defined............................................
Asthma..........12152........11..1316..11
Lung Disease, &c1111312451131..1334383713..34
Carried forward4002221557266891391381651528315..777169695163316342780..1696Total703251167798110116417620221312426..112122871302164644561021..2287