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 Whitechapel]
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TABLE VII—Causes of Death at Seven Periods of Life, registered in the Whitechapol District, for the Three Months ending 2nd July, 1859.
Causes of Death. | 0 ana under 1 | 1 and under 5 | 5 and under 20 | 20 and under 40 | 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 | 60 and under 80 | 80 and above | Total. |
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I.—Zymotic :— | 122 | 153 | 46 | 70 | 81 | 44 | 6 | 522 | |||||||||
Small pox | 5 | 6 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 13 | Stomach and Digestive Organs. | ||||||||
Measles | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |||||||||
Scarlatina (Scar.Fev.) | 4 | 3 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13 | Peritonitis | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Hooping Cough | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13 | Ascites | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | |
Croup | ... | Ulc. of Intestines | |||||||||||||||
Thrush | Hernia (Rupture) | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | |||||||||
Diarrhoea (bowel com plaint | 6 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 9 | (Ileus (Inflammation and Gangrene of the Muscular Coat of the Intestine) | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Dysentery | |||||||||||||||||
Cholera | |||||||||||||||||
Influenza | Intussusception, (a part of the Bowels introduced into the part below.) | ||||||||||||||||
Scurvy and Purpura | |||||||||||||||||
Ague | |||||||||||||||||
Remittent Fever | |||||||||||||||||
Infantile Fever | Stricture of Intestinal Canal | ||||||||||||||||
Typhus Fever | ... | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | ... | 19 | ||||||||||
Puerperal Fever (Metria) | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | Disease of Stomach, &c. | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 |
Rheumatic Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | Strict. of (Esophagus Inflammation of Liver (Hepatitis) | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
Erysipelas (Rose) | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | |||||||||
Syphilis | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |||||||||
Noma (Canker) | Jaundice | ||||||||||||||||
Hydrophobia | Disease of Liver | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ||||||||
Diphtheria | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | Cirrhosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
II.—Dropsy, kc. | Disease of spleen | ||||||||||||||||
Haemorrhage | VIII. Kidney, &c, | ||||||||||||||||
Aæmia | Nephritis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ||||||||
Dropsy | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | .. | .. | 3 | Nephria (Bright's dis ease | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 3 |
Abscess (Gathering) | |||||||||||||||||
Ulcer | Ischuria | ||||||||||||||||
Fistula | Disease of Prostate | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ||||||||
Mortification | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 3 | Diabetes | ||||||||
Cancer | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | ... | 6 | Stone | ||||||||
Gout | Cystitis | ||||||||||||||||
Disease of Rectum | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | Stricture of Urethra | ||||||||
III.—Tubercular:— | Disease of Bladder | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ||||||||
Scrofula | IX. Childbirth : | ||||||||||||||||
Tabes Mesenterica | 6 | 10 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 19 | Paramenia | ||||||||
Phthisis(Consumptn) | 1 | ... | 6 | 37 | 19 | 5 | ... | 68 | Ovarian Dropsy | ||||||||
Hydrocephalus (water on the Brain) | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | Childbirth (SeeMetria) Disease of Uterus, &c | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | |
IV.—Brain & Nerves | Ext. Uterine Fœtation X Joints, Bones, &c Rheumatism | ||||||||||||||||
Cephalitis | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | |||||||||
Apoplexy | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | ... | 15 | |||||||||
Palsy (Paralysis) | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 7 | ... | 12 | Arthritis | ||||||||
Delirium Tremens | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | Disease of Joints, &c. | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 5 |
Chorea | Spinal Disease | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ||||||||
Epilepsy | XI.—Skin, Cellular | ||||||||||||||||
Tetanus | Tissue, &c | ||||||||||||||||
Insanity | Carbuncle | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ||||||||
Convulsions | 25 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 31 | Phlegmon | |||||||||
Disease of Brain, &c | 1 | 5 | ... | 1 | I | ... | ... | 8 | Disease of Skin, &c | ||||||||
Idiocy | XII. Malformation. | ||||||||||||||||
Miningitis | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | l | ... | ... | 3 | Cyanosis | ||||||||
V.—Heart & Blood Vessels:— | Spina Bifida Other Malformations | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ||||||||
Pyœmia | XIII. Pre,atire | ||||||||||||||||
Pericarditis | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 4 | Birth & Debility | 13 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13 |
Aneurism | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | XIV. Atrophy | ||||||||
Disease of Arteries | XV. Old Age. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 22 | 9 | 31 | ||||||||
Disease of Heart, &c. | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | ... | 16 | XVI. Sudden | ||||||||
Uraemia | Sun Stroke | ||||||||||||||||
VI.—Lungs & Organs of Respiration:— | XVII. ViolentDeath Intemperance | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ||||||||
Laryngitis | 1 | 2 | .. | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | Privation of Food | ||||||||
Bronchitis | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 26 | Want of Breast Milk | ||||||||
Pleurisy | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | Neglect | ||||||||
Pneumonia | 8 | 13 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 23 | Cold | |||||||||
Asthma | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | ... | 7 | Posion | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Disease of Lungs | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | Burns and Scalds | ... | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 6 |
VII.—Stomach and Digestive Organs: | Hanging | ||||||||||||||||
Suffocation | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |||||||||
Teething | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | Drowning | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
Quinsey | Suicide | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ||||||||
Gastritis | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | Violence | 1 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 1 | ... | 26 | |
Enteritis | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | XVIII. Not Specified. | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 6 |
122 | 153 | 46 | 81 | 44 | 6 | 522 | 103 | 87 | 45 | 85 | 86 | 72 | 12 | 88 |