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Bermondsey 1883
Report on the sanitary condition of the Parish of Bermondsey for the year 1883
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TABLE IV.
MORTALITY FROM CLASSIFIED CAUSES OF DEATH
IN 1883.
DISEASES.
Total
Deaths.
Rate per
1000 living.
Percentage
of Total
Deaths.
18.2
I.—Zymotic
314
3.56
Miasmatic
226
2.55
13.1
Diarrhœal
67
0.75
3.8
Venereal
12
0.14
0.7
8
Septic
0.09
0.5
5
II.—Parasitic
0.05
0.3
8
0.09
III.—Dietic
0.5
3.41
300
17.4
IV.—Constitutional
Cancer
27
1.6
0.30
272
Tubercular
15.8
3.08
164
Phthisis
9.5
1.86
70
Meningitis
0.79
4.1
1.7
Tabes Mesenterica
29
0.32
Scrofula
9
0.10
0.5
V.—Developmental
1.79
158
9.1
2.2
Premature Birth
38
0.43
Old Age
112
1.27
6.5
760
8.63
VI.—Local
44.1
140
1.59
Nervous System
8.1
65
0.73
Circulatory
3.7
Respiratory
443
5.05
25.7
Digestive
67
3.8
0.75
14
Urinary
0.15
6.8
Reproductive System
8
0.09
0.5
5
Locomotive
0.05
0.3
39
Violence
0.44
2.3
28
1.6
Accident
0.31
11
0.7
0.12
TABLE IV. MORTALITY FROM CLASSIFIED CAUSES OF DEATH IN 1883.
| DISEASES. | Total Deaths. | Rate per 1000 living. | Percentage of Total Deaths. |
|---|---|---|---|
| I.—Zymotic | 314 | 3.56 | 18.2 |
| Miasmatic | 226 | 2.55 | 13.1 |
| Diarrhœal | 67 | 0.75 | 3.8 |
| Venereal | 12 | 0.14 | 0.7 |
| Septic | 8 | 0.09 | 0.5 |
| II.—Parasitic | 5 | 0.05 | 0.3 |
| III.—Dietic | 8 | 0.09 | 0.5 |
| IV.—Constitutional | 300 | 3.41 | 17.4 |
| Cancer | 27 | 0.30 | 1.6 |
| Tubercular | 272 | 3.08 | 15.8 |
| Phthisis | 164 | 1.86 | 9.5 |
| Meningitis | 70 | 0.79 | 4.1 |
| Tabes Mesenterica | 29 | 0.32 | 1.7 |
| Scrofula | 9 | 0.10 | 0.5 |
| V.—Developmental | 158 | 1.79 | 9.1 |
| Premature Birth | 38 | 0.43 | 2.2 |
| Old Age | 112 | 1.27 | 6.5 |
| VI.—Local | 760 | 8.63 | 44.1 |
| Nervous System | 140 | 1.59 | 8.1 |
| Circulatory | 65 | 0.73 | 3.7 |
| Respiratory | 443 | 5.05 | 25.7 |
| Digestive | 67 | 0.75 | 3.8 |
| Urinary | 14 | 0.15 | 6.8 |
| Reproductive System | 8 | 0.09 | 0.5 |
| Locomotive | 5 | 0.05 | 0.3 |
| Violence | 39 | 0.44 | 2.3 |
| Accident | 28 | 0.31 | 1.6 |
| Suicide | 11 | 0.12 | 0.7 |