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Table: LONDON HOSPITAL.TABLE IX.—Causes of Death at Seven periods of Life, registered in the London Hospital for the Three Months ending 30th March, 1861.

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TABLE IX.—Causes of Death at Seven periods of Life, registered in the London Hospital 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..		3	5	15	17	7		47
I.—Miasmatic.									IV. — Digestive Organs.
Small-pox									IV. — Digestive Organs.
Measles									Cancrum Oris
Scarlatina	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	1	Gastrits
Diphtherina									Enteritis
Quinsy									Peritonitis	..	1	..	1	.2	..	..	4
Croup	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	1	Ascites
Hooping-Cough									Ulcer. of Intestines	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	1
Typhus Fever									Hernia (Rupture)	..	..	..	..	..	2	..	2
Erysipelas	..	..	..	2	1	..	.,	a	Ileus
Puerperal Fever									Intussusception
Cabuncle									Fistula
Influenza									Stomach Disease, &c.
Dysentery									Pancreas Disease, &c.
Diarrhœa									Hepatitis
Ague									Liver Disease, &c.	..	..	1	1	4	1	..	7
Remittent Fever									Spleen Diseease, &c.
Rheumatism									V.—Urinary Or- cans
Pyeemia	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	1	V.—Urinary Or- cans
II.—Enthetic.									Nephritis
Syphilis									Disease of Bladder	..	..	..	..	2	..	..	2
Stricture of Urethra	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	1	Nephria (Bright's Disease)	..	..	..	1	2	1	..	4
Hydrophobia									Nephria (Bright's Disease)	..	..	..	1	2	1	..	4
III.—Dietic.									Diabetes	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	1
Privation	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	1	Stone
Want of Breast Milk									prostate Disease
Purpura and Scurvy	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	1	Kidney Disease, &c.
Alcoholism- Delirium Tremens	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	l	VI.—Organs of Generation.
,, Intemperance	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	1	Ovarian Dropsy	..	..	..	1	1	..	..	2
Lead Poisoning									Uterus Disease, &c. VII.—Organs of
IV.— Parasitic.
Thrush
Worms, &c.									Joint Disease, &c.	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	1
2.—Constitutional. I.—Diathetic.									Bones, &c. VIII. — Integu
Gout									mentary System
Dropsy									Phlegmon
Cancer	..	..	..	..	1	2	..	3	Skin Disease, &c
Mortification									4.—Developmental I—Diseases of
Abscess	..	1	..	3	..	1	..	5
Anæmia
II—Tubercular.									Premature Birth
Scrofula									Cyansis
Tabes Mesenterica									Spina Bifida
Phthisis(Consumptn)	..	..	1	3	2	..	..	6	Other malformations
Hydrocephalus	..	..	1	..	..		..	l	Teething
3.—Local. I.—Nervous System.									II.—Diseases of Adults.
3.—Local. I.—Nervous System.									Paramenia
Cephalitis									Childbirth
Apoplexy	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	1	III. — Diseases of Old People.
Palsy (Paralysis)	..	..	..	2	..	1	..	3	III. — Diseases of Old People.
Insanity									Old Age	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	1
Tetanus	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	1	IV. —Diseases of Nutrition.
Epilepsy									IV. —Diseases of Nutrition.
Convulsions									Atrophy and Debility
Chorea	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	1	5,—Violent Deaths I.—Accidents or Negligence.
Brain Disease, &c.	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	1
II.—Organs of Circulation.
II.—Organs of Circulation.									Burns and Scalds
Pericarditis									Poison	..	7	3	3	..	3	1	17
Aneurism	..	..	..	2	3	..	..	5	Suffocation
Heart Disease, &c.									Violence
Phlebitis									III. Homicide Murder and Man- Slaughter	..	..	5	6	2	6	1	20
Disease of Arteries III.—Respiratory Organs.									III. Homic1de. Murder and Man- Slaughter IV. Sucide
Laryngismus									Wounds
Laryngitis									Poison
Bronchitis	..	1	..	1	4	..	..	6	Drowning	..	..	1	..	1	..	..	2
Pleurisy									Hanging
Pneumonia	..	..	..	1	1	..	..	2	Other wise
Lung Disease, &c. ,	..	..		..	..	1	..	1	Not Specified
Carried forward,.		3	5	15	17	7		47	Grand Total..		11	16	29	32	22	2	112