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Whitechapel 1862
[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 Whitechapel District, for the Three Months ending 29th March, 1862.
| Causes of Death. | 0 and under 1 | l and under 5 | 5 and under 20 | 20 and under 4o | 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, |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I.—Zymotic:— | 79 | 105 | 30 | 90 | 104 | 64 | 1 | 473 | |||||||||
| Order 1—Miasmatic | |||||||||||||||||
| Small pox | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | Order 4—Digestive | ||||||||
| Measles | l | 8 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 | Organs. | ||||||||
| Scarlatina | l | 7 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 13 | Cancrum Oris | ||||||||
| Diphtheria | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | Gastritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | l |
| Quinsy | Enteritis | ||||||||||||||||
| Croup | ... | 9 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | Peritonitis | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 |
| Hooping-Cough | 9 | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 21 | Ascites | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | 5 |
| Typhus fever | 1 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 8 | ... | 53 | Ulc. of Intestines | ||||||||
| Erysipelas | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | Hernia (Rupture) | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| Puerperal fever | Ileus | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ||||||||
| Carbuncle | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | Intussusception | ||||||||
| Influenza | Fistula | ||||||||||||||||
| Dysentery | Stomach Disease, &c. | ||||||||||||||||
| Diarrhœa | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | Pancreas Disease, &c. | ||||||||
| Ague | Hepatitis | ||||||||||||||||
| Remittent Fever | Liver.Disease, &c. | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ||||||||
| Rheumatism | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | StrictureofCEsopliagus | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 |
| Pyæmia | Order 5 — Urinary Organs. | ||||||||||||||||
| Cholera | |||||||||||||||||
| Order 2—Enthbtic | Morbus Addisonii | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |||||||||
| Syphilis | Disease of Bladder | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ||||||||
| Stricture of Urethra | Nephria (Bright's disease) | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ||||||||
| Hydrophobia | |||||||||||||||||
| Order 3—Diktic. | Diabetes | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||
| Privation | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | Stone | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 |
| Want of Breast Milk | Prostate Disease | ||||||||||||||||
| Purpura and Scurvy | Kidney Disease, &c. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ||||||||
| Alcoholism-Delirium | Order 6—Organs of Generation. | ||||||||||||||||
| Tremens | ... | ... | ... | ... | l | ... | ... | 1 | |||||||||
| „ Intemperance | Ovarian Dropsy | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | ||||||||
| Lead Poisoning | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | Utorus-Disease, &c. | ||||||||
| Order 4—Parasitic. | Order 7—Organs of Locomotion. | ||||||||||||||||
| Thrush | |||||||||||||||||
| Worms, &c. | Joint Disease, &c. | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ||||||||
| II —Constitutional. | Bones, &c. | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ||||||||
| Order 1—Diathetic | Order 8—Integu mentary System. | ||||||||||||||||
| Gout | |||||||||||||||||
| Dropsy | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | Phlegmon | ||||||||
| Cancer | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | 5 | Skin Disease, &c. | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Mortification | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 3 | IV.—Developmental Order l —Diseases of Children. | ||||||||
| Abscess | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |||||||||
| Order 2—Tubrclr | |||||||||||||||||
| Scrofula | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | Premature Birth | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 |
| Tabes Mesenterica | 6 | 7 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 15 | Cyanosis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Phthisis(Consumptn) | 1 | ... | 5 | 42 | 26 | 4 | ... | 78 | Spina Bifida | ||||||||
| Hydrocephalus | 4 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | Other Malformations | ||||||||
| III.—Local. | Teething | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ||||||||
| Order 1—Nervous | Order 2 — Diseases | ||||||||||||||||
| System. | of Adults. | ||||||||||||||||
| Cephalitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | Paramenia | ||||||||
| Apoplexy | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | 8 | ... | 15 | Childbirth | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 |
| Palsy (Paralysis) | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 9 | ... | 12 | Order 2 — Diseases of Adults. | ||||||||
| Insanity | |||||||||||||||||
| Tetanus | Old Age | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 17 | 18 | 35 | ||||||||
| Epilepsy | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | Order 4 —Diseases of Nutrition. | ||||||||
| Convulsions1 | 19 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 21 | |||||||||
| Chorea | Atrophy and Debilty | 24 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 27 | ||||||||
| Brain Disease, &c. | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | 8 | V.—Violent Deaths. Order l—Accidents or Negligence. | ||||||||
| Order 2—Organs of Circulation. | |||||||||||||||||
| Pericarditis | Burns and Scalds | 1 | 6 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 12 | ||||||||
| Aneurism | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | Poison | ||||||||
| Heart Disease, &c. | ... | ... | 1 | 9 | 5 | 8 | ... | 23 | Suffocation | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Phlebitis | Violence | ... | 1 | ... | 11 | 6 | 2 | ... | 20 | ||||||||
| Anæmia | Drowning | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ||||||||
| Disease of Arteries | Order 3—Homicide. | ||||||||||||||||
| Order 3— Respira tory Organs. | Murder & manslaghtr. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ||||||||
| Order 4- Sucide. | |||||||||||||||||
| Laryngismus | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | Wounds | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 |
| Laryngitis | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | Poison | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Bronchitis | 15 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 12 | ... | 61 | Drowning | ||||||||
| Pleurisy | Hanging | ||||||||||||||||
| Pneumonia | 17 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 9 | ... | ... | 57 | Otherwise | ||||||||
| Lung Disease | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 20 | Not Specified | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 5 |
| 79 | 105 | 30 | 90 | 104 | 64 | 1 | 473 | 124 | 116 | 36 | 116 | 128 | 99 | 21 | 640 |
* Many deaths from convulsions arc caused by the improper administration of Opiates to children, and from foul air.