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Bermondsey 1882
Report on the sanitary condition of the Parish of Bermondsey for the year 1882
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TABLE IV.
MORTALITY FROM CLASSIFIED CAUSES OF
DEATHS IN 1882.
DISEASES.
Total
Deaths.
Rate per
1000 living.
Percentage
of Total
Deaths.
I Specific Febrile, or Zymotic
444
23.21
5.07
1. Miasmatic
361
18.87
4.12
2. Diarrhœal
59
3.08
0.67
3. Malarial
...
...
...
4 Zoogenous
0.05
1
0.01
5. Venereal
11
0.12
20.5
6. Septic
12
0.62
0.13
II.— Parasitic
...
...
...
III.—Dietic
1
0.01
005
IV.—Constitutional
3.59
16.41
314
1. Cancer .. ... ...
027
1.25
24
2. Tabes Mesenterica
0.34
1.56
30
3. Phthisis
8.63
165
1.88
4. Scrofula, etc.
0.09
0.41
8
5. Meningitis
0.72
3.35
64
v.—Developmental
155
8.10
1.77
1. Premature Birth
46
0.53
2.40
2. Old Age
106
5.41
1.21
824
43.07
VI.—Local
9.42
1 Nervous System
158
8.26
1.81
2. Circulatory „
66
0.74
3.45
3. Respiratory „
481
5.50
25.06
4. Digestive „
402
77
0.88
5. Urinary „
1.04
20
0.23
6. Reproductive „
0.62
12
0.13
7. Locomotary „
0.31
6
0.07
8. Integumentary System
0.21
4
0.04
1.82
VII.—Violence
35
0.40
TABLE IV. MORTALITY FROM CLASSIFIED CAUSES OF DEATHS IN 1882.
| DISEASES. | Total Deaths. | Rate per 1000 living. | Percentage of Total Deaths. |
|---|---|---|---|
| I Specific Febrile, or Zymotic | 444 | 5.07 | 23.21 |
| 1. Miasmatic | 361 | 4.12 | 18.87 |
| 2. Diarrhœal | 59 | 0.67 | 3.08 |
| 3. Malarial | ... | ... | ... |
| 4 Zoogenous | 1 | 0.01 | 0.05 |
| 5. Venereal | 11 | 0.12 | 20.5 |
| 6. Septic | 12 | 0.13 | 0.62 |
| II.— Parasitic | ... | ... | ... |
| III.—Dietic | 1 | 0.01 | 005 |
| IV.—Constitutional | 314 | 3.59 | 16.41 |
| 1. Cancer .. ... ... | 24 | 027 | 1.25 |
| 2. Tabes Mesenterica | 30 | 0.34 | 1.56 |
| 3. Phthisis | 165 | 1.88 | 8.63 |
| 4. Scrofula, etc. | 8 | 0.09 | 0.41 |
| 5. Meningitis | 64 | 0.72 | 3.35 |
| v.—Developmental | 155 | 1.77 | 8.10 |
| 1. Premature Birth | 46 | 0.53 | 2.40 |
| 2. Old Age | 106 | 1.21 | 5.41 |
| VI.—Local | 824 | 9.42 | 43.07 |
| 1 Nervous System | 158 | 1.81 | 8.26 |
| 2. Circulatory „ | 66 | 0.74 | 3.45 |
| 3. Respiratory „ | 481 | 5.50 | 25.06 |
| 4. Digestive „ | 77 | 0.88 | 402 |
| 5. Urinary „ | 20 | 0.23 | 1.04 |
| 6. Reproductive „ | 12 | 0.13 | 0.62 |
| 7. Locomotary „ | 6 | 0.07 | 0.31 |
| 8. Integumentary System | 4 | 0.04 | 0.21 |
| VII.—Violence | 35 | 0.40 | 1.82 |