Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Clerkenwell, St James & St John]
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DEATHS REGISTERED IN CLERKENWELL IN 1864.
| Under 6 Years. | 5 and under 20. | 20 and under 40. | 40 and under 60. | 60 and under 80. | 80 and upwards. | Totals. | Under 5 Years. | 5 and under 20. | 20 and under 40. | | 40 and under 60. | 60 and under 80. | 80 and upwards. | Totals. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small-pox | 6 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | Gastritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | — | ... |
| Measles | 71 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 73 | Enteritis | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | |
| Scarlet Fever | 66 | 25 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 94 | Peritonitis | 1 | 7 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 10 |
| Quinsy | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | Ascites | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Croup | 16 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 17 | Ulceration of Intestines | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 |
| Hooping-cough | 71 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 71 | Hernia | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 |
| Typhus | 19 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 3 | ... | 46 | Ileus | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 |
| Erysipelas | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ... | 12 | Intussusception | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Metria | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | Stricture of Intestines | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Carbuncle | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | Fistula | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Influenza | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | Stomach disease, &c | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 5 |
| Dysentery | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | Pancreas disease, &c | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Diarrhoea | 72 | ... | 4 | 4 | 6 | ... | 87 | Hepatitis | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Cholera | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | Jaundice | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 |
| Ague | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | Liver disease, &c | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 24 | |
| Remittent Fever | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | Spleen disease, &c. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rheumatism | ... | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | ... | 14 | 57 | |||||||
| . | 435 | Nephritis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||
| Ischuria | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ||||||||
| Syphilis | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | Nephria | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 4 | ... | 8 |
| Stricture of Urethra | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | Diabetes | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | |
| Hydrophobia | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | Stone | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Glanders | -_ | — | — | — | — | — | — | Cystitis | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 |
| 9 | Kidney disease, &c | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 5 | |||||||
| Privation | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 18 | |||||||
| Ovarian Dropsy | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | ||||||||
| Want of Breast-Milk | 4 | — | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | Uterus disease | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 3 |
| Purpura and Scurvy | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | |||||||
| Alcohol—(a). del. trems | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 2 | ... | 6 | Arthritis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| „ (b). intern | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | Joint disease | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 7 |
| 7 | |||||||||||||||
| 12 | Phlegmon | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 4 | |||||||
| Thrush | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | Ulcer | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 3 |
| Worms | - | — | - | - | - | - | — | Skin disease, &c | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| 3 | 8 | ||||||||||||||
| Premature Birth | 31 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 31 | ||||||||
| Gout | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | Cyanosis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Dropsy | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 15 | Spina bifida | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Cancer | ... | ... | 4 | 17 | 8 | ... | 29 | Other malformations | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
| Noma | - | -_ | -_ | - | -_ | -_ | -_ | Teething | 37 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 37 |
| Mortification | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 3 | 73 | |||||||
| 48 | Paramenia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||
| Childbirth | ... | ... | 12 | 1 | ... | ... | 13 | ||||||||
| Scrofula | 11 | 6 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 19 | 13 | |||||||
| Tabes Mesenterica | 37 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 38 | Old Age | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 53 | 36 | 90 |
| Phthisis | 17 | 88 | 62 | 7 | ... | 183 | 90 | ||||||||
| Hydrocephalus | 43 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 43 | Atrophy and Debility | 51 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 53 |
| 283 | 53 | ||||||||||||||
| Cephalitis | -_ | -_ | -_ | -_ | -_ | -_ | -_ | Accident or Negligence. | |||||||
| Apoplexy | ... | 1 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 28 | ||||||||
| Paralysis | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 20 | 1 | 29 | Fractures and Contusions | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 5 |
| Insanity | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | 1 | ... | 8 | Wounds | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chorea | -_ | -_ | -_ | -_ | — | — | ... | Burns and Scalds | 5 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 6 |
| Epilepsy | ... | ... | 6 | 6 | 1 | 13 | Poison | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | — | |
| Convulsions | 59 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 61 | Drowning | — | — | — | — | — | - | — |
| Brain Disease, &c. | 9 | ... | 3 | 6 | 7 | ... | 25 | Suffocation | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 |
| 164 | Otherwise | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | |||||||
| Pericarditis | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 22 | |||||||
| Murder and Manslaughter | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | I | ||||||||
| Aneurism | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | |||||||
| Heart Disease | 2 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 32 | 2 | 71 | Suicide. | |||||||
| 77 | |||||||||||||||
| Laryngitis | 4 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 7 | Wounds | -_ | -_ | -_ | -_ | -_ | -_ | -_ |
| Bronchitis | 36 | 3 | 10 | 48 | 95 | 8 | 200 | Poison | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 |
| Pleurisy | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ... | 13 | Drowning | — | — | — | — | ... | ... | — |
| Pneumonia | 69 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 8 | ... | 97 | Hanging | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 5 |
| Asthma | 1 | ... | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 14 | Otherwise | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Lung Disease, &c | 4 | ... | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 8 | |||||||
| 347 | Not specified or ill-defined | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |||||||
| 1378 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 357 | |||||||||||||||
| 1378 | |||||||||||||||
| 1735 | |||||||||||||||