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Whitechapel 1858

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Whitechapel]

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Table: LONDON IIOSriTAL.—TABLE IX.Causes of Death at Seven periods of Life, registered in the London Hospital, for the ThreeMonths ending 2nd October, 1858.

LONDON IIOSriTAL.—TABLE IX.

Causes of Death at Seven periods of Life, registered in the London Hospital, for the Three

Months ending 2nd October, 1858.

Causes of Death.0 and under1l ana under 5.| 5 ana | under 20.20 ana under 40.| 40 ana | under 60.60 and under 8080 and above.Total.Causes of Death.0 and under I.I and under 5.5 and under 20.20 and under 40.40 and under 6060 and under 8080 and aboveTotal.
I.—Zymotic:—Brought forward...3917332
Small PoxStomach and Digestive Organs.
Measles
Scarlatina (Scar.Fev.) Hooping CoughHernia (Rupture)
Ileus (Inflammation) and Gangrene of the MuscularCoat of the Intestine
Croup
Thrush
Diarrhæa (bowel complaint
Intussusception, (a part of the Bowels introduced into the part below )
Dysentery
Cholera
Influenza
Scurvy and Purpura AgueStricture of Intestinal Canal
Remittant FeverDisease of Stomach,
Infantile Fever
Typhus Fever......1...1......2Disease of Pancreas Inflammation of Liver Jaundice
Puerperal Fever (Metria)
Rheumatic Fever............1......1Disease of Liver............11...2
Erysipelas (Rose)Cirrhosis
SyphilisDisease of Spleen
Noma (Canker)VIII.—Kidney, &c. Nephritis............1......
Hydrophobia1
DiptheiaNephria (Bright's disease).........121...4
II.—Dropsy, &c:—
HæmorhageIschuria
AnaemiaDisease of Prostate..................11
Dropsy.........1.........1Diabetes
Abscess (Gathering).....................1Stone...2...............2
UlcerCystitis
Fistula.....................1Stricture of Urethra
Mortification............1......1Disease of Bladder
CancerIX.—Childbirth. Ext.Uterine Foe^ation
Gout
III.—Tubercular:—Ovarian Dropsy............1......1
Childbirth(seeMetria) Disease of Uterus, &c..........1.........1
Tabes Mesenterica
Phthisis(Consumptn).........31......4X.—Joints,Bones,etc. Rheumatism
Hydrocephalus (water on the brain)
Arthritis
IV.—Brain & Nerves CephalitisDisease of Joints, &c.
Spinal Disease
Apoplexy.........131...5XI.—Skin, Cellular Tissue, &c.
Palsy (Paralysis)
Delirium Tremens.........21......3Carbuncle............1......1
ChoreaPhlegmon
EpilepsyDisease of Skin, &c.
Tetanus......11.........2XII.—Malformation Cyanosis
Insanity
ConvulsionsSpina Bifida
Disease of Brain, &c. IdiocyOther Malformations
V.—Heart & Blood Vessels:—XIII. — Premature BIRTH & Debility.
PyaemiaXIV.—Atrophy.
Pericarditis
AneurisnXV.—Old Age................1...1
Disease of Arteries
Disease of Heart, &c.........17......8XVI. SijddenDeaths (causes unknown.) XVII.Violent Deaths
Uræmia
VI.—Lungs &-Organs of Respiration :—
LaryngitisIntemperance
Bronchitis............1......1Privation of Food Want of Breast Milk
PleurisyNeglect
Pneumonia............11...2Cold
Asthma
Disease of LungsPoison
VI. — Stomach and Digestive OrgansBurns and Scalds...2...............2
Hanging
TeethingSuffocation
QuinseyDrpwning
GastritisWounds
EnteritisViolence......7344119
PeritonitisXVIII.—Not Specified.............1......1
Ascites
Ulc. of Intestines_
Carried forward......39173...32Grand Total410142810268