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Table: WHITECHAPEL.TABLEVIII.—Causes of Death at Seven periods of Life, registered in the Whitechapel District, for the Three Months ending 30th MARCH, 1861.

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TABLEVIII.—Causes of Death at Seven periods of Life, registered in the Whitechapel District, for the Three Months ending 30th MARCH, 1861.

Causes of Death.	0 and under	1 and under 5	5 and under 20	20 and under 40	40 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.
1. -Zymotic.									Brought forward	100	170	20	60	81	59	5	495
I.—Miasmatic.									IV.—Digestive Organs.
Small-pox	2	9	1	1	..	..	..	13	IV.—Digestive Organs.
Bleasles	3	13	..	..	..	..	..	16	Cancerum Oris
Scarlatina	..	9	3	..	..	..	..	12	Gastritis	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	1
Diphtheria	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	Enteritis	..	1	..	..	..	1	..	2
Quinsy									Peritonitis	..	1	1	1	3	..	..	6
Croup	6	14	1	..	..	..	..	21	Ascites	..	..	..	3	3	..	..	6
Hooping-Cough	5	20	1	..	..	..	..	26	Ulc. of Intestines	..	..	..	1	2	..	..	3
Typhus Fever	..	2	1	1	..	4	..	8	Heus (Rupture)	..	..	..	..	..	2	..	2
Erysipelas	2	2	..	2	1	..	1	8	Ileus	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	1
Puerperal Fever									Intussusception	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	1
Carbuncle									Fistula
Influnza									Stomach Disease, &c.	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	1
Dysentery	1	..	..	..	1	..	..	2	Pancreas Disease, &c.	..
Diarrhœa	4	3	..	..	..	..	..	7	Hepatits	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	1
Ague	..	..		..	..	..	..	1	Liver Disease, &c.	1	..	1	1	6	5	..	14
Remittent Fever									Spleen Discase, &c.
Rheumatism									V.- Urinary Organs.
Pyaemia	..	..	1	..	1	..	..	2	V.- Urinary Organs.
II.—Enthetic.									Nephritis
Syphilis	2	..	..	..	..	..	..	2	Disease of Bladder	..	..	..	1	1	..	..	2
Stricture of Urethra	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	1	Nephria (Bright's Disease)	..	1	..	3	2	1	..	7
Hydrophobia									Nephria (Bright's Disease)	..	1	..	3	2	1	..	7
III.—Dietic.									Diabetes	..	..	1	1	..	..	..	2
Privation	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	1	Stone
Want of Breast Milk	3	..	..	..	..	..	..	3	Prostate Disease
Purpura and Scurvy	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	1	Kidney Disease, &c.
Alcoholism - Delirium Tremens	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	1	VI.- Organs of Generation.
,, Intemperance	..	..	..	..	1	1	..	2	Ovarian Dropsy	..	..	..	1	2	..	..	3
Lead Poisoning									Uterus Disease, &c.	..	..	..	1	1	3	..	5
IV.—Parasitic.									VII. Organs of Locomotion.
Thrush									VII. Organs of Locomotion.
Worms, &c									Locomotion.	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	1
2,—Constitutional. I.—Diathetic.									Joint Disease, &c.	..	2	..	..	..	..	..	2
2,—Constitutional. I.—Diathetic.									VIII. — Integumentary System.
Gout									Phlegmon
Dropsy	..	..	..	..	1	1	..	2	Skin Disease, &c
Cancer	..	..	..	..	1	2	..	3	4.—Developmental I.—Diseases of Children.
Mortification	..	2	..	..	1	..	..	3
Abscess	..	1	..	4	..	1	..	6
Anaemia									Premature Birth	12	..	..	..	..	..	..	12
II.—Tubercular.									Cyanosis
Scrofula	..	1	1	..	1	..	..	3	Spina Bifida
Tabes Mesenterica	11	12	..	..	..	..	..	23	Other Malformations	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	1
Phthisis (Consumptn)	..	4	3	32	19	3	..	61	Teething	2	7	..	..	..	..	..	9
Hydrocephalus	2	5	1	..	..	..	..	8	II.—Diseases of Adults.
3—Local. I.—Nervous System.									II.—Diseases of Adults.
									Paramenia
									Childbirth	..	..	..	5	1	..	..	6
Cephslitis	..	2	..	..	..	..	..	2	III.—Diseasesof Old People.
Apoplexy	..	..	..	..		9		12	III.—Diseasesof Old People.
Palsy (Paralysis)	..	..	..	2	1	2	..	5	Old Age	..	..	..	..	..	27	17	44
Insanity									IV.—Diseases of Nutrition.
Tetanus	1	..	1	..	..	..	..	2	IV.—Diseases of Nutrition.
Epilepsy									Atrophy and Debility	14	..	..	..	2	..	..	16
Convulsions	22	8	..	..	..	..	..	30	5.—Violent Deaths. I.—Accidents or Negligence.
Chorea	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	1
Brain Disease, &c.	..	3	..	..	2	..	..	5
II.—Organs of Circulation.									Burns and Scalds	..	8	6	3	..	3	1	21
II.—Organs of Circulation.									Poison
Pericarditis	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	1	Suffocation	4	1	..	1	..	..	..	6
Aneurism	..	..	..	..	1	2	..	3	Violence	I	..	6	6	5	5	1	24
Heart Disease, &c	..	1	2	5	10	3	1	22	Drowning	..	..	..	1	1	..	..	2
Phlebitis									III.—Homicide. Murder and Man
Disease of Arteries									III.—Homicide. Murder and Man
111.—Respiratory Organs.									slaughter	2	..	..	..	..	..	..	2
111.—Respiratory Organs.									VI.—Suicide.
Laryngismus	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	Wounds
Laryngitis	..	1	..	1	1	..	..	3	Poison	..	..	1	..	1	..	..	2
Bronchitis	12	24	..	8	20	17	1	82	Hanging
Pleurisy	..	..	1	..	1	1	..	3	Drowning
Pneumonia	22	34	1	2	5	1	..	65	Otherwise
Lung Disease, &c.	..	..	..	1	9	10	i	21	Not Specified____
Carried forward..	100	170	20	60	81	59	5	495	Grand Total	138	191	36	91	113	107	24	700