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Whitechapel 1862

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Whitechapel]

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Table: TABLE XII.— Causes of Death at Seven periods of Life, registered in the Whitechapel District, for the Three Months ending 27th December, 1862.

TABLE XII.— Causes of Death at Seven periods of Life, registered in the Whitechapel District, for the Three Months ending 27th December, 1862.

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.
1—Zymotic.Brought Forward901653968110491522
I.-Miasmatic.IV.—Digestive Organs.
Small- pox69...2.........17
Measles6261...............33Cancrum Oris...1...............1
Scarlatina1226............29Gastritis
Diphtheria...1......1......2Enteritis...............1...1
Quinsy...1...............1Peritonitis...112.........4
Croup...10...............10Ascites......1...12...4
Hooping-cough114...............15Ulc. of Intestines
Typhus Fever...141012105...51Hernia (Rupture)...1.........416
Erysipelas4...1............5Ileus.........1.........1
Puerperal Fever.........1.........1Intussusception
CarbuncleFistula
InfluenzaStomach Disease, &c................1...1
DysenteryPancreas Disease, &c.
Diarrhœa106......24...22Hepatitis
AgueLiver Disease, &c..........1...1...2
Remittent FeverSpleen Disease, &c.
Rheumatism......11.........2V.— Urinary Organs.
Pyæmia.........111...3
II.—Enthetic.Nephritis
Syphilis2..................2Disease of Bladder......1............1
Stricture of UrethraNephria (Bright's Disease.........3...1...4
Hydrophobia
III.-Dietic.Diabetes
Privation............1......1Stone...1...............1
Want of Breast MilkProstate Disease............11...2
Purpura and ScurvyKidney Disease, &c
Alcoholism—Delirium Tremens.............3......3VI.—Organs of Generation.
„ IntemperanceOvarian Dropsy
Lead PoisoningUterus Disease, &c...............1...1
IV.-ParasiticVII.—Organs of Locomotion.
Thrush1..................1
Worms, &cJoint Disease, &c.......4............4
Bones, &c.........21......3
2—ConstitutionalVIII.—Integu- mentary System.
I.—Diathetic.
GoutPhlegmon
Dropsy......2...23...7Skin Disease, &c.
Cancer.........271...10
Mortification...............1...14.-Developmental
Abscess......2......3...5I.—Diseases of Children.
Unlcer.........1...1...2
II.-Tubercular.Premature Birth5..................5
Scrofula...211.........4Cyanosis
Tabes Mesenterica11112...1......25Spina Bifida
Phthisis (Consumtn.)...2235321...72Other Malformations
Hydrocephalus71...............8Teething67...............13
3.—Local.II.—Diseases of Adults.
1.—Nervous Sys- temParamenia
Cephalitis...2...............2Childbirth.........1.........1
Apoplexy...1......53...9III.—diseases of Old People.
Palsy (Paralysis)............24...6Old Age...............25631
InsanityIV.—Diseases of Nutrition
Tetanus
Epilepsy.........2.........2Atrophy and Debility163...1.........20
Convulsions206...............26
Chorea5.—Violent Deaths
Brain Disease, &c...12143...11I.-Accidents of Neglilence
II.—Organs of Circulation.
Burns and Scalds...64211...14
Pericarditis......1...1......2Poison1......1.........2
AneurismSuffocation2..................2
Heart Disease, &c......22167...27Violence1...4554...19
Phlebitis.........1.........1III.—Homicide.
Disease of ArteriesMurder and Man- slaughter1..................1
III.—Rispiratory Organs.
IV.-Suicide.
LaryngismusWounds
Laryngitis...2...............2Poison............1......1
Bronchitis810...1127139Drowning
Pleurisy............1......1Hanging............1......1
Pneumonia13246251...51Otherwise
Lung Disease, &c..........344...11Not Specified...1.........1...2
Carried Forward901653968110491522Grand Total1221865487121928670