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Whitechapel 1859
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Whitechapel]
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TABLE XII.—Causes of Death at Seven Periods of Life, registered in the Whitechapel District, for the Three Months ending 1st January, 1859
| Causes of Death. | 0 and under 1 | 1 and under 5 | 5 and under 20 | 20 and under 4o | 4o and under 60 | 60 and under 80 | 80 and above. | Total. | Causes of Death. | 0 and under 1. | 1 and. under 5 | 5 and under 20 | 20 and under 40 | 40 and under 60 j | 60 and under 80 | 80 and above | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.—Zymotic:— | 122 | 153 | 46 | 70 | 81 | 44 | 6 | 522 | |||||||||
| Small Pox | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | Stomach and Digestive Organs. | ||||||||
| Measles | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |||||||||
| Scarlatina (Scar.Fev.) | 5 | 28 | 10 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 44 | |||||||||
| Hooping Cough | 10 | 22 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 32 | Hernia (Rupture) | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | l |
| Croup | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | (Ileus (Inflammation and Gangrene of the Muscular Coat of the Intestine) | ||||||||
| Thrush | |||||||||||||||||
| Diarrhoea (bowel com- Plaint) | 5 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 10 | |||||||||
| Dyseentery | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | Intussusception, (a part of the Bowels introduced into the part below.) | ||||||||
| Cholera | |||||||||||||||||
| Influenza | |||||||||||||||||
| Scurvy and Purpura | |||||||||||||||||
| Ague | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | Stricture of Intestinal Canal | ||||||||
| Remittent Fever | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |||||||||
| Infantile Fever | Disease of Stomach, &c | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| Typhus Fever | ... | 4 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 32 | |||||||||
| Puerperal Fever (Metria) | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | Strict, of (Esophagus | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Inflammation of Liver (Hepatitis) | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | |||||||||
| Rheumatic. Fever | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | |||||||||
| Erysipelas (Rose) | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | Jaundice | ||||||||
| Syphilis | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | Disease of Liver | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 4 |
| Noma (Canker) | Cirrhosis | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 4 | ||||||||
| Hydrophobia | Disease of Spleen | ||||||||||||||||
| Diphtheria | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | VI1I. KIDNEY, &C. Nephritis | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| II.—Dropsy, &c. | |||||||||||||||||
| Haemorrhage | Nephria (Bright's dis- ease | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | 1 | ... | 8 | ||||||||
| Anaemia | |||||||||||||||||
| Dropsy | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 4 | Ischuria | ||||||||
| Abscess (Gathering) | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 4 | Disease of Prostate | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 |
| Ulcer | Diabetes | ||||||||||||||||
| Fistula | Stone | ||||||||||||||||
| Mortification | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | Cystitis | ||||||||
| Cancer | Stricture of Urethra | ||||||||||||||||
| Gout | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | 1 | ... | 8 | Disease of Bladder | ||||||||
| III.—Tubercular:— | IX. Childbirth-Paramenia | ||||||||||||||||
| Scrofula | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |||||||||
| Tabes Mesenterica | 12 | 10 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 24 | Ovarian Dropsy | ||||||||
| Phthisis(Consumptn) | 1 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 24 | 3 | ... | 73 | Childbirth(SeeMetria) | ||||||||
| Hydrocephalus (water 011 the Brain) | 2 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | Disease of Uterus, &c Ext. Uterine Fœtation | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| X, Joints, Bones, &c Rheumatism | |||||||||||||||||
| IV.—Brain & Nerves | |||||||||||||||||
| Cephalitis | Arthritis | ||||||||||||||||
| Apoplexy | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | ... | 7 | Disease of Joints &c. | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Palsy (Paralysis) | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | Spinal Disease | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 |
| Delirium Tremens | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | XI.—Skin, Cellular Tissue &c. | ||||||||
| Chorea | |||||||||||||||||
| Epilepsy | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | Carbuncle | ||||||||
| Tetanus | Phlegmon | ||||||||||||||||
| Insanity | Disease of Skin, &c | ||||||||||||||||
| Convulsions .......... | 21 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 30 | XII. Malformation. Cyanosis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Disease of Brain, &c | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |||||||||
| Idiocy | Spina Bifida | ||||||||||||||||
| V.—Heart & Blood Vessels :— | Other Malformations | ||||||||||||||||
| Pyœmia | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | XIII Premature Birth & Debility . | 17 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 17 |
| Pericarditis | |||||||||||||||||
| Aneurism | XIV. Atrophy | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ||||||||
| Disease of Arteries | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 10 | 3 | ... | 17 | XV. Old Age | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14 | 20 | 34 |
| Disease of Heart, &c. | XVI. Sudden | ||||||||||||||||
| Uraemia | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | Sun Stroke | ||||||||
| VI. Lijngs Organs of Respiration:— | XVII. ViolentDeath Intemperance | ||||||||||||||||
| Laryngitis | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | Privation of Food | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 |
| Bronchitis | 17 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 57 | Want of Breast Milk | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Pleurisy | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | Neglect | 2 | |||||||
| Pneumonia | 38 | 38 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 91 | Cold | ||||||||
| Asthma | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | 5 | Poison | ||||||||
| Disease of Lungs | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | Burns and Scalds | ... | 6 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 10 |
| VII.—Stomach and Digestive Organs: | Hanging | iv | |||||||||||||||
| Suffocation | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |||||||||
| Teething | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | Drowning | ||||||||
| Quinsey | Wounds | ||||||||||||||||
| Gastritis | Violence | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 1 | ... | 32 | ||||||||
| Enteritis | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 4 | XVIII. Not Specified, | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ... | 19 |
| Peritonitis | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 5 | |||||||||
| Ascites | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 4 | 154 | 163 | 57 | 95 | 111 | 66 | 27 | 673 | |
| Ulc. of Intestines Corned Forward | 122 | 153 | 46 | 70 | 81 | 44 | 6 | 522 |