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437 Deaths were occasioned by Tubercular Affections, to
which Marasmus, or Wasting, Hydrocephalus, or Water on
the Brain, and Consumption, "the inexorable destroyer of
men and women in the prime of life," all belong. On the
death roll of the Gentry, Consumption was fatal to 1 in 9 ;
of the Tradesmen to 1 in 7; of the Artisans to 1 in 9. It
attained its monthly maximum (29) in November, the next
highest point (27) in March; its lowest point (14) in October,
and the next lowest (17) in August. Above the age of 15,
one in every 9.6 of the deaths arose from this cause. " A
certain amount of consumption, probably about 1 in 7 of all
deaths above 15 years of age, which is nearly the proportion
occurring in the higher orders, and in the most healthy professions,
may be considered as inevitable; but all above that
proportion admits of prevention." Of all deaths Consumption
formed throughout London 12'4 per cent., throughout Bethnal
Green 11.7 ; while, from the living, 1 in 361 was cut off in
London, and 1 in 401 in Bethnal Green.
In the Brain and Nerve class, Convulsions caused 95 deaths,
Paralysis 51, Apoplexy 35, Epilepsy 15, and Delirium Tremens
2.
Heart Diseases, many of which terminated suddenly, took
away from us 59.
To Diseases of the Respiratory Organs 350 deaths are
ascribed. These with Consumption, out of every 10,000
persons, earned off 57.6. Per myriad, there die in London
from these diseases 67.5; in England and Wales 55.2; and
in Glendale, the far-famed, 21'6.
In the next, or Digestive Group, Teething removed 57;
Complaints of the Intestinal Canal 15; Disorders of the
Liver 18 ; and of the Stomach 8.
Affections of the Kidneys killed 15 persons; those referable
to the class of Childbirth 20; those to the Joints 6, and to
the Skin 4.