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Wandsworth 1857

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth District, The Board of Works (Clapham, Putney, Streatham, Tooting & Wandsworth)]

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APPENDIX.

Table: TABLE I.Deaths from All Causes Registered in the entire Wandsworth Districtduring the Quarter, ending 27th June, 1857.

TABLE I.

Deaths from All Causes Registered in the entire Wandsworth District

during the Quarter, ending 27th June, 1857.

Under 5 Years of Age.CAUSES or DEATH.Under 20 Years of Age.At 20 and under 40 Years of Age.At 40 and under 60 Years of Age.At 60 and under 80 Years of Age.At 80 Years of Age and upwards.Total.Under 5 years of Age.CAUSES of DEATH.Under 20Years of Age,At 20 and under 40 Years of Age.At 40 and under 60 Years of Age,At 60 and under 80 Years of Age.At 80 Years of Age and upwards.Total.
1.—Zymotic Class:Gastritis..................
Small Pox..................Enteritis..................
1MeaslesI............1Peritonitis..................
2Scarlatina3............3Ascites..................
10Hooping Cough.11............11Ulceratn. of intestines..................
3Croup4............4Hernia..................
1Thrush1............1Ileus..................
2Diarrhoea4.........151Intussusception11.........2
Dysentry..................Stricture of intestines.........1...1
Cholera1............1Disease of Stomach...213...6
Influenza..................Disease of Pancreas...213...6
Purpura, Scurvy..................Hepatitis.........1......
Ague..................Jaundice..................
Remittent Fever..................Disease of Liver...11226
Infantile Fever...................Disease of Spleen..................
Typhus1121...58.—Of Kidneys, &c.
Metria...1.........1Nephritis...............
Rheumatic Fever..................Nephria..................
Erysipelas.........1...1Ischuria..................
2Syphilis2............2Diabetes..................
Noma..................Stone..................
Hydrophobia...............Cystitis..................
2.—Dropsy, Cancer, & others of uncertain seatStricture of Uretha..................
Disease of Kidneys &c•••2.........2
Hæmorrhage.................9.—Of Uterus, vis:— Puerperal Disease,&c...2.........2
Dropsy•••...1......1
Abscess..................Paramenia......1......1
Uleer......1......1Ovarian Dropsy..................
Fistula..................Childbirth (seeMetria)...1.........1
Mortification..................Disease of Uterus, &c....2...1...3
Cancer..................10.—Of Joints, Bones, viz.:—Rheumatism, &c.
Gout..................
3.—Tubercular Class. Scrofula..................Arthritis..................
Rheumatism..................
12Tabes Mesenterica13............13Disease of Joints, &c...................
5Phthisis823125...4811.—Of Skin, &c.; Carbuncle..................
2Hydrocephalus ...2............2
4.—Of Brain,Nerves, &c.Phlegmon..................
Cephalitis..................Disease of Skin, &c...................
Apoplexy......123212,—Malformation2............2
Paralysis...13...413.—Debility from Premature Birth, &c5............5
Delirium Tremens..................
Chorea*...............114.—Atrophy ............2...2
Epilepsy2411...815.—Age.........11819
Tetanus..................16.—Sudden1...31...5
Insanity......31...417.—Violence, Priva tion.&c.
6Convulsions6............6
2Disease of Brain, &c.2............2Intemperance..................
5.—Of Heart, &c.Privation of Food..................
Pericarditis1............12Want of Breast Milk2.........2
Aneurism.....................Neglect1............1
Disease of Heart, &c2325113Cold..................
6— Of Respiratory OrgansPoison..................
Laryngitis..................1Burns and Scalds1............1
10Bronchitis11...34..18Hanging1............1
Pleurisy.....................Suffocation..................
12Pneumonia131.........14Drowning...1.........1
Asthma..................Fractures...1.........1
4Disease of Lungs, &c.425......11iWounds..................
7.—of digestive OrgansOther Violence......1.........
4Teething4.........4Total of eight last heads...............6
Quinsey1............1Causes not specified...111...3