Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Annual report on the sanitary condition of the District for the year 1893
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TABLE II.—
CAUSES OF DEATH. | AGES. | Total at all Ages. | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Under 1 Year. | 1 Year and under 5 | 5 and under 15 | 15 and under 25 | 25 and under 65 | 65 and upwards. | ||
11.—Diseases of Integumentary System. | |||||||
Carbuncle, Phlegmon | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Other Diseases of Integumentary System | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 |
VII.— DEATHS FROM VIOLENCE. | |||||||
1.—Accident or Negligence. | |||||||
Fractures and Contusions | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 |
Gunshot Wounds | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Cut, Stab | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Burn, Scald | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Poison | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Drowning | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 10 |
Suffocation | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
Otherwise | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
2.—Homicide. | |||||||
Manslaughter | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Murder | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
3.—Suicide. | |||||||
Gunshot Wounds | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Cut, Stab | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
Poison | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Drowning | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 |
Hanging | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Otherwise | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
4—Execution. | |||||||
Hanging | |||||||
VIII.— DEATHS FROM ILL-DEFINED AND NOT SPECIFIED CAUSES. | |||||||
Dropsy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Debility, Atrophy, Inanition | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 |
Mortification | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
Tumour | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Abscess | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Hæmorrhage | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Sudden Death (cause not ascertained) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Causes not Specified or Ill-defined | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Totals | 55 | 39 | 19 | 8 | 118 | 46 | 285 |