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Whitechapel 1864

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Whitechapel]

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Table: TABLE VII.—Causes of Death atSeren Periods of Life, registered in the Whitechapel District, for the Three Months ending 1st October, 1864.

TABLE VII.—Causes of Death atSeren Periods of Life, registered in the Whitechapel District, for the Three Months ending 1st October, 1864.

Causes of Death.0 and under 11 and under 55 and under 2020 and under 4040 and under 6060 and under8080 and aboveTotal.Causes of Death.0 and under 11 and under55 and under 2020and under 4040and under 6060and under 8080 and above.Total.
I.—ZYMOTIC. Order I—MiasmaticBrought forward144160427381653558
Small-PoxOrgans.
Measles13482…………57Cancrum Oris...1...............1
Scarlatina1147…………22Gastritis.........11......2
Diphtheria…1……………1Enteritis...1...l1.........
QuinsyPeritonitis.........121...4
Croup15……………6Ascites............2......2
Hooping-Cough5101…………16Ulceratn. of Intestns........................
Typhus Fever…412121311…52Hernia (Rupture)…………12…3
Erysipelas…………4……3Ileus……1…………1
Puerperal Fever………1………1Intussusception
CarbuncleFistula…………1……1
InfluenzaStomach Disease, &c…………2……2
DysenteryPancreas Disease, &c
Diarrhoea42202l14171Hepatitis………l4…16
AgueLiver Disease, &c1……141…7
Remittent FeverCancer of Œsophagus............1......1
Rheumatism………11……2Order 5—Urinary Organs
Pyaemia……1…1……2
Cholera............11...2Nephritis
Order 2—Enthetic.Disease of Bladder
Syphilis3………………3Nephria. (Bright's disease).........321...6
Stricture of Urethra.…………1……1
HydrophodiaDiabetes............1......1
Order 3—Dietic.Stone...1.........1...2
Privation...............1...1Prostrate Disease............14...5
Want of Breast Milk.1………………1Kidney Disease, &c.............1......1
Alcoholism—Delirm.Order 6 - Organs of Generation.
Tremens...………1……1
Ovarian Dropsy………2………2
„ Intemperance.Uterus Disease, &c.…………1……1
Order 4—Parasitic. Thrush1………………1OvariotomyOrder 7—Organs of
Worms, &cJoint Disease, &c.……2…………2
II—CONSTITUTNLBones, &c
Dropsy……1214…8MENTARY SYSTEM.
Cancer…………44…8Phlegmon
Mortification…1……11…3Skin Disease, &c……………1…1
Abscess121413…12IV.—DEVELOP-
Noma…2……………2
Order 2—Tubrculr. Scrofula………1………1Order 1—Disease of Children.
Tabes Mesenterica2518……1……44Premature Birth5...……………5
Phthisis (Consmptn.)1…1028225…66Cyanosis
Hydrocephalus85……………13Spina Bifida
III.—LOCAL. Order 1—NervousOther Malformations Teething53……………8
Order 2—Diseases of Adults.
Cephalitis…………1……1
Apoplexy………643…13Paramenia
Palsy ( Paralysis)…………23…5Childbirth
InsanityOrder 3—Diseases
Tetanusof Old People.
Epilepsy……l…………1Old Age…………117826
Convulsions305……………35Order 4—Diseases
Brain Disease, &c1211………5of Nutrition. Atrophy & Debility..1717
Order 2—Organs of CirculationV.—VIOLENT DEATHS.
AneemiaOrder 1—Accidents or Negligence.
Pericarditis
Aneurism………2………2Burns and Scalds…12…2……7
Heart Disease &c……1796…23Poison………11……2
PhlebitisSuffocation2………………2
Disease of ArteriesViolence…41216164…52
Phlegmasia DolensDrowning…………1……1
Order 3—Respiratory Organs.Order 3—Homicide. Murder & Manslgter.1………………1
LaryngismusOrder 4—Suicide.
LaryngitisWounds………11……2
Bronchitis58……45124Poison……1…………1
Pleurisy…………l……1Hanging………1………1
Pneumonia6212633149Otherwise
Lung Disease, &c………15……6Not Specified1………1……2
Carried forward144160427381553588Grand Total17817160104123871240