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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LONDON HOSPITAL.
TABLE XI.—Causes of Death at Seven periods of Life, registered in the London Hospital for the Three Months ending 28th December, 1861.
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. | 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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1. -Zymotic. | 1 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 7 | .. | 50 | |||||||||
I.—Miasmatic. Small-pox | IV.— Digestive | ||||||||||||||||
Measles | Cancrum Oris | ||||||||||||||||
Scarlatina | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Gastritis | ||||||||
Diphtheria | Enteritis | ||||||||||||||||
Quinsy | Peritonitis | ||||||||||||||||
Croup | Ascites | ||||||||||||||||
Hooping-Cough | Ulcer. of Intestines | ||||||||||||||||
Typhus Fever | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 5 | Hernia (Rupture) | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 |
Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | Ileus | ||||||||
Puerperal Fever | Intussusception | ||||||||||||||||
Carbuncle | Fistula | ||||||||||||||||
Influenza | Stomach Disease, &c. | ||||||||||||||||
Dysentery | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Pancreas Disease, &c. | ||||||||
Diarrhœa | Hepatitis | ||||||||||||||||
Ague | Liver Disease, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | ||||||||
Remittent Fever | Spleen Disease, &c. | ||||||||||||||||
Rheumatism | Disease of Rectum | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | ||||||||
Pyæmia | V.—Urinary Or gans. | ||||||||||||||||
II.—Enthetic. | |||||||||||||||||
Syphilis | Nephritis | ||||||||||||||||
Stricture of Urethra | Disease of Bladder | ||||||||||||||||
Hydrophobia | Nephria (Bright's Disease) | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | 4 | ||||||||
III.—Dietic. Privation | |||||||||||||||||
Diabetes | |||||||||||||||||
Want of Breast Milk | Stone | ||||||||||||||||
Purpura and Scurvy | Prostate Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
Alcoholism—Delirium Tremens | Kidney Disease, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | ||||||||
VI.—Organs of Generation. | |||||||||||||||||
„ Intemperance Lead Poisoning | |||||||||||||||||
Ovarian Dropsy | |||||||||||||||||
IV.—Parasitic. | Uterus Disease, &c. | ||||||||||||||||
Thrush | VII.—Organs of Locomotion. | ||||||||||||||||
Worms, &c. | |||||||||||||||||
2—Constitutional. | Joint Disease, &c. | .. | .. | • • | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | ||||||||
I.-Diathetic. | Bones, &c. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | ||||||||
Gout | VIII.— Integumentary System | ||||||||||||||||
Dropsy | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | |||||||||
Cancer | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | 4 | Phlegmon | ||||||||
Mortification | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | Skin Disease, &c. | ||||||||
Abscess | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 4.—Developmental | |||||||||
II.—Tubercular. | I.—Diseases of Children. | ||||||||||||||||
Scrofula | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |||||||||
Tabes Mesenterica | Premature Birth | ||||||||||||||||
Phthisis (Consumptn) | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | Cyanosis | ||||||||
Hydrocephalus | Spina Bifida | ||||||||||||||||
3— Local. | Other Malformations | ||||||||||||||||
I.—Nervous System. | Teething | ||||||||||||||||
II.—Diseases of Adults. | |||||||||||||||||
Cephalitis | |||||||||||||||||
Apoplexy | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 3 | Paramenia | ||||||||
Palsy (Paralysis) | Childbirth | ||||||||||||||||
Insanity | III.— Diseases of Old People. | ||||||||||||||||
Tetanus | |||||||||||||||||
Epilepsy | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | Old Age | ||||||||
Convulsions | IV.—Diseases of Nutrition. | ||||||||||||||||
Chorea | |||||||||||||||||
Brain Disease, &c. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | Atrophy and Debility | ||||||||
II.—Organs of Circulation. | 5.—Violent Deaths | ||||||||||||||||
Pericarditis | I.-Accidents or Negligence. | ||||||||||||||||
Aneurism | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | Burns and Scalds | .. | 4 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 6 |
Heart Disease, &c. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | 7 | Poison | ||||||||
Phlebitis | Suffocation | ||||||||||||||||
Disease of Arteries | Violence | .. | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | .. | 1 | 17 | ||||||||
III.—Respiratory Organs. | III.—Homicide. Murder and Man slaughter | ||||||||||||||||
Laryngismus | |||||||||||||||||
Laryngitis | IV.-Suicide. | ||||||||||||||||
Bronchitis | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | 5 | Wounds | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
Pleurisy | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | Poisons | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Pneumonia | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | Drowning | ||||||||
Lung Disease, &c. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | Hanging | ||||||||
Otherwise | |||||||||||||||||
1 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 7 | .. | 50 | Not Specified | |||||||||
1 | 8 | 13 | 27 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 89 |