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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 Disteictduring the Quarter, ending 26th December, 1857.

TABLE I.

Deaths from All Causes Registered in the entire Wandsworth Disteict

during the Quarter, ending 26th December, 1857.

Under ft 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 or DEATH.Under20Year8 af 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.........1...1
Measles..................Peritonitis......11...2
1Scarlatina3............3Ascites..................
5Hooping Cough5............5Ulccratn. of intestines.........1...1
4Croup4............4Hernia..................
1 cThrush1............1Ileus..................
0Diarrhoea6......1291Intussusception1............1
Dy sentry..................Stricture of intestines..................
Cholera..................Disease of Stomach......1......1
Influenza............22Disease of Pancreas..................
Purpura, Scurvy..................Hepatitis...1.........1
Ague..................Jaundicc.........1...1
Remittent Fever..................Disease of Liver...133...7
Infantife Fever..................Disease of Spleen..................
Typhus42178.—Of Kidneys, &c.
Metria...1.........1Nephritis..................
Rheumatic Fever..................Nephria..................
oErysipelas..................Ischuria..................
ISyphilis2............2Diabetes..................
Noma (fromGlanders)...1.........1Stone..................
Hydrophobia..................Cystitis.........2...2
2.—Dropsy, Cancer, & others of uncertain seat Haemorrhage.........1...1Stricture of Uretha..................
Disease of Kidneys &c...1.........1
9.-Of Uterus, viz:—
Dropsy...2...1...3Puerperal Disease, &c
1Abscess11.........2Paramenia..................
Ulcer..................Ovarian Dropsy......1.........
Fistula..................Childbirth (seeMetria)1............1
Mortification..................Disease of Uterus, &c..........1...1
Cancer...111...310.—Of Joints, Bones, viz.:—Rheumatism, &c.1
Gout.........1...1
3.—Tubercular Class.Arthritis..................
Scrofulal............1Rheumatism..................
16Tabes Mesenterica17............17Disease of Joints, &c.......1......1
2Phthisis72182...3811.—Of Skin, &c.; Carbuncle..................
3Hydrocephalus3............3
4.—Of Brain, Nerves, &c.Phlegmon..................
1Cephalitis3............3Disease of Skin, &c...................
Apoplexy...13...15112.—Malformation.,.1...............
Paralysis...394118113.—Debility from Premature Birth, &c10............1
Delirium Tiemens...1.........1
Chorea..................14.—Atrophy......3110
Epilepsy1211...515.—Age.........8124
Tetanus..................16.- Sudden...............20
Insanity......11...217.—Violence, Priva-..................
3Convulsions4............4
Disease of Brain, &c.2...1115Intemperance.........1...
5.—Of Heart, &c..................Privation of Food...............1
Pericarditis...1.........11Want of Breast Milk1...............
Aneurism..................Neglect1
Disease of Heart, &c2...42...8Cold..................
16— Of Respiratory OrgansPoison.........1...
Laryngitis1...1......2Burns and Scalds1
11Bronchitis11...47426Hanging..................
inPleurisy............111Suffocation1...............
1UPneumonia1213......16Drowning12.........1
Asthma......12...3Fractures...............3
1Disease of Lungs, &c.1...2......3Wounds......1......1
7.—Of digestive Organs1Other Violence3......11
1Teething1............11Causes not specified1...2......4
Quinsey............113