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Bermondsey 1880

Report on the sanitary condition of the Parish of Bermondsey for the year 1880

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TAB LE 1.
Causes of Death registered in Bermondsey during the 52 weeks ending
January 1st, 1881.
CLASS.
ORDER.
CAUSES OF
DEATH.
1880.
AGES.
0-1
1-5
5-20
20-40
40-60
60-80
80-100
Total.
Male.
Female.
—i
_
All Causes
878
918
511
436
133
171
236
247
62
1796
!
(Classes.)
r i
n
n
t
1
I.
Zymotic Diseases
244
221
155
214
67
10
5
13
...
465
II.
Constitutional „
307
149
158
48
53
35
89
59
23
...
III.
Local „
728
353
375
164
143
29
61
166
149
16
IV.
Developmental „
265
112
153
134
19
...
8
3
56
46
V.
1
1
Violent Deaths
30
19
11
10
7
2
3
2
6
...
Not Classed
1
1
J
...
...
...
...
..
1
...
...
(Orders.)
I.
1
Miasmatic Diseases
449
232
217
145
209
67
10
5
13
...
2
Enthetic „
5
3
2
4
1
...
...
...
...
...
3
Dietic „
8
7
1
3
4
...
...
1
...
...
4
Parasitic „
3
2
1
3
...
...
...
...
...
..
II.
1
Diathetic „
41
15
26
...
1
6
4
13
17
...
2
Tubercular „
266
134
132
48
52
29
85
46
6
...
III.
1
Dis. of Nervous System
179
90
89
59
32
4
7
30
41
6
2
Circulatory Organs
57
29
28
...
...
4
6
27
19
1
3
Respiratory „
421
207
214
9 8
102
13
35
85
79
9
4
Digestive „
40
13
27
5
4
3
7
15
6
...
5
Urinary „
15
9
6
...
2
...
4
7
2
...
6
Generative „
1
...
1
...
...
...
...
1
...
...
7
Bones and Joints, &c.
6
3
3
...
...
4
...
...
2
...
8
Skin, &c.
9
2
7
2
3
1
2
1
...
...
Devl. Diseases of
IV.
1
Children
68
31
37
55
13
...
...
...
...
..
2
Adults
9
...
9
8
1
...
...
...
...
...
3
Old People
103
38
65
...
...
...
1
46
...
56
4
Diseases of Nutrition
85
42
43
78
6
...
...
1
...
...

TABLE 1. Causes of Death registered in Bermondsey during the 52 weeks ending January 1st, 1881.

CLASS.ORDER.CAUSES OF DEATH.1880.AGES.
Total.Male.Female.0-11-55-2020-4040-6060-8080-100
All Causes179687891851143613317123624762
!(Classes.)
I.Zymotic Diseases4652442211552146710513...
II.Constitutional „307149158485335895923...
III.Local „728353375164143296116614916
IV.Developmental „26511215313419...835646
V.Violent Deaths3019111072326...
Not Classed11..............1......
(Orders.)
I.1Miasmatic Diseases4492322171452096710513...
2Enthetic „53241...............
3Dietic „87134......1......
4Parasitic „3213.................
II.1Diathetic „411526...1641317...
2Tubercular „26613413248522985466...
III.1Dis. of Nervous System179908959324730416
2Circulatory Organs572928......4627191
3Respiratory „42120721498102133585799
4Digestive „4013275437156...
5Urinary „1596...2...472...
6Generative „1...1............1......
7Bones and Joints, &c.633......4......2...
8Skin, &c.92723121......
Devl. Diseases of
IV.1Children6831375513..............
2Adults9...9.........81......
3Old People1033865............15646
4Diseases of Nutrition854243786......1......