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Whitechapel 1861

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Whitechapel]

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WHITECHAPEL.

TABLE X.—Causes of Death at Seven periods of Life, registered in the Whltechapel District, for the Three Months ending 28th December, 1861.

Causes of Death.0 and under 11 and under 55 and under 2020 and under 4040 and under 6060 and under 8080 and above.Total.Causes of Death.0 and under 11 and under 55 and under 2020 and under 4040 and under 6060 and under 8080 and above.Total.
1.—Zymotic.Brought forward85126346278565446
I.—Miasmatic.IV.—Digestive Organs.
Small-pox..431......8
Cancrum Oris
Measles..1..........1
Gastritis
Scarlatina31316........32
Enteritis......1......1
Diphtheria..2..........2
Peritonitis
Quinsy
Ascites..11221..8
Croup..8..........8
Ulc. of Intestines........1....1
Hooping-Cough4131........18
Hernia (Rupture)......1..1..2
Typhus Fever187344..27
Ileus........1....1
Erysipelas3......2117
Intussusception
Puerperal Fever........2....2
Fistula
Carbuncle
Stomach Disease, &c.........2....2
Influenza
Pancreas Disease, &c.
Dysentery........2....2
Hepatitis........23..5
Diarrhœa35....22..12
Liver Disease, &c...........2..2
Ague
Spleen Disease, &c.
Remittent Fever..2..........2
Disease of Rectum........1....1
Rheumatism..1....1....2
V.—Urinary Organs.
Pyæmia
II.—Enthetic.
Nephritis
Syphilis2............2
Disease of Bladder
Stricture of Urethra Hydrophobia
Nephria (Bright's Disease)......121..4
III.—Dietic.
Diabetes
Privation..........1..1
Stone
Want of Breast Milk2............2
Prostate Disease............11
Purpura and Scurvy Alcoholism— Delirium1............1
Kidney Disease, &c.........2....2
TremensVI.—Organs of Generation.
„ Intemperance Lead Poisoning
Ovarian Dropsy
Uterus Disease, &c.
IV.-Parasitic.
ThrushVII.—Organs of Locomotion.
Worms, &c.
Joint Disease, &c.......1......1
2.—Constitutional.
Bones, &c.......1......1
I.—Diathetic.VIII.—Integumentary System.
Gout
Dropsy........11..2Phlegmon
Cancer......114..6Skin Disease, &c.
4.—Developmental
Mortifiaction........1113
Abscess......1......1I.—Diseases of Children.
II.—Tubercular.
Scrofula22..........4Premature Birth5............5
Tabes Mesenterica114..........15Cyanosis
Phthisis(Consumptn)25128257..68Spina Bifida
Hydrocephalus34..........7Other Malformations..1..........1
Teethingl............1
3.—Local.
I.-Nervous sys tem.II.—Diseases of Adults.
Paramenia
Cephalitis..1..........1
Childbirth......11....2
Apoplexy......254112
III.— Diseases of Old People.
Palsy (Paralysis)......234..9
Insanity
Old Age..........1190
Tetanus
IV.—Diseases of Nutrition.
Epilepsy....1..1....2
Convulsions146..........20
Atrophy and Debility64..........10
Chorea
5.—Violent Deaths.
Brain Disease, &c.2....24....8
I.—Accidents or Negligence.
II.—Organs of Circulation.
Burns and Scalds..611......8
Pericarditis........1....1
Poison........1....1
Aneurism......21....3
Suffocationl............1
Heart Disease, &c.....487....19
Violence..3741119
Phlebitis
III.—Homicide.
Disease of Arteries
Murder and Manslaughter........1....1
III.—Respiratory Organs.
IV.—Suicide.
Laryngismus
Wounds......11....2
Laryngitis..21........3
Bronchitis1519491766Poison......11....2
Pleurisy......21....3Drowning......1......2
Pneumonia1726..442..53Hanging......2......2
Otherwise
Lung Disease, &c.......218..11
Not Specified..1......1..2
Carried forward85126346278565446
Grand Total9814241831007616556