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Shoreditch 1857
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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TABLE I. —Continued.
Deaths Registered in the Pariah of Saint Leonard, Shoreditch, in the 13 Weeks ending June 27th, 1857.
| Causes of Death | ages. | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 year | Under 5 | Under 20 | 20 and under 40 | 40 and under 60 | 60 and under 80 | 80 and above | |||
| VII. Digestive Organs: | |||||||||
| 37 | Teething | 4 | 7 | 11 | |||||
| Quinsy | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Gastritis | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| Enteritis | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Peretonitis | 2 | 2 | |||||||
| Ascites | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Ulceration of Intestines . | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Hernia (Rupture) | |||||||||
| Ileus .................... | |||||||||
| Intussusception | |||||||||
| Stricture oflntestinalCana | |||||||||
| Disease of Stomach, &c. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||
| Disease of Pancreas | |||||||||
| Hepatitis | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||
| Jaundice | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||
| Disease of Liver | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | |||
| Disease of Spleen | |||||||||
| VIII. Kidneys, &e.: | |||||||||
| 7 | Nephritis | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| Nephrea (Brights disease | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Ischuria | |||||||||
| Diabetes | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Stone | |||||||||
| Cystitis | |||||||||
| Stricture of Urethra | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Disease of Kidnevs. &c | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| IX. Childbirth: | |||||||||
| 7 | Paramenia | ||||||||
| Ovarian Dropsy | |||||||||
| Childbirth | 1 | 4 | 5 | ||||||
| Disease of Uterus, & | 2 | 2 | |||||||
| X. Joints, Bones, &c.: | |||||||||
| Arthritis | |||||||||
| Rheumatism | |||||||||
| Disease of Joints, &c | |||||||||
| XI. Skin, Cellular Tissue | |||||||||
| 1 | Carbuncle | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Phlegmon | |||||||||
| Disease of Skin, &c | |||||||||
| XII. Malformations | 2 | 2 | |||||||
| XTIT. Prematdre Birth | |||||||||
| 27 | Debility .............. | 27 | 27 | ||||||
| 7 | XIV. Atrophy | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | ||||
| 37 | XV. Age | 4 | 23 | 10 | 37 | ||||
| XVII. Violence, Privation : | |||||||||
| 13 | Intemperance | ||||||||
| Privation of Food | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Want of Breast Milk | |||||||||
| Neglect | |||||||||
| Cold | |||||||||
| Poison | |||||||||
| Burns and Scalds | |||||||||
| Hanging | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| Suffocation | 2 | 2 | |||||||
| Drowning | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| Fractures and Contusions | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Wounds | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Other Violence | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||
| 32 | Not Specified | 15 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 32 | |