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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Whitechapel 1867

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Whitechapel]

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Table: TABLE VI.— Causes of Death at Seven Periods of Life, registered in the Whitechapel District, for the Three Months ending 30th March, 1867.

TABLE VI.— Causes of Death at Seven Periods of Life, registered in the Whitechapel District, for the Three Months ending 30th March, 1867.

Causes of Death.0 and under11 and under 55 and under 2020 and under 4040 and under 6060 and under 8080 and aboveTotal.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.
I.—ZYMOTIC. Order 1—Miasmatic Small-Pox5911.........16Brought forward Order 4.—DigestiveORGANS.84942379109776472
Measles...21............3Cancrum Oris...1...............1
Scarlatina...5...............5Gastritis1..................1
Diphtheria.........1.........IEnteritis
QuinsyPeritonitis.........1.........1
Croup35...............8Ascites............3......3
Hooping-Cough417...1.........22Ulceratn of Intestns.........1.........1
Typhus Fever...422.........8Hernia(Rupture)............2......2
Erysipelas...1...............1Ileus............1......1
Puerperal Fever.........11......2Intussusception
CarbuncleFistula
InfluenzaStomach Disease, &c............11...2
Dysentery.........1...1...2Pancreas Disease, &c
Diarrhoea13...121...8Hepatitis
AgueLiver Disease, &c...1...211...5
Remittent FeverDisease of Rectum...............1...1
Rheumatism......1............1Order 5—Urinary Organs.
Pyæmia.........1.........1
Cholera......1............1
Order 2—Enthetic. Syphilis6......1.........7Nephritis
Disease of Bladder............21...3
Stricture of Urethra. Hydrophobia...1...............1Nephria(Bright's disease).........252...9
Diabetes.........11......2
Order 3- Dietic. Privation1...1......1...3Stone
Prostrate Disease Kidney Disease, &c................1...1
Want of Breast Milk. Purpura and Scurvy...............1...1
Alcoholism—Delirm. TremensOrder 6—Organs of Generation.
,, IntemperanceUterus Disease, &c.............21...3
Lead PoisoningOvarian Dropsy
Order 4—Parasitic. Thrush1..................1Ovariotomy
Order 7—Organs of Locomotion. Joint Disease.........1.........1
Worms, &c
11—CONSTITUTNLBones, &c................1...1
Order 1—Diathetic. Dropsy.........23......5Spinal Disease. &c Order 8—integumentary System. Skin Disease......1............1
Cancer.........174l13
Mortification...1......11...3
Abscess or Tumour. Noma11...3.........5IV.—DEVELOPMENTAL.
Order 2— Tubrculr. ScrofulaOrder 1—Disease of Children. Premature Birth6..................6
Tabes Mesenterica155...............20
Phthisis (Consmptn)21333258173Cyanosis...1...............1
Hydrocephalus34...............7Spina Bifida
III.—LOCAL. Order 1 —Nervous svstem. Ceohalitis113............5Other Malformations Teething63...............9
Order 2—Diseases of Adults. Childbirth.........1.........1
Apoplexy............43...7
Palsy (Paralysis)............410115Order 3—Diseases OF OLD PEOPLE
Insanitvy
TetanusOld Age...............211435
Epilepsy...1...............1Premature Decay...............6...6
Convulsions2581............34Order 4—Diseases of Nutrition. Atrophy & Debility17......1.........18
Chorea......1............1
Brain Disease, &c...3...112...7
Order 2—Organs of Circulation..........1.........1V.—VIOLENT DEATHS.
Order 1—Accidents or Negligence.
Pericarditis
Aneurism............1......1Burns and Scalds...54............10
Heart Disease, &c.1...46125...28Poison
Phlebitis............1......1Suffocation6......1.........7
Syncope...............1...1Violence......31062122
Phlegmasia DolensDrowning
Order 3-Respiratory Organs. Laryngismus...1...............1Order 3—Homicide. Murder & Manslgter.1..................1
Order 4—Suicide. Wounds
Laryngitis............1......1
Bronchitis26...103228381Poison
Pleurisy.........2...1...3Hanging
Pneumonia13154682...48Drowning.........1l......2
Lung Disease, &c.........468...18Not Specified
Carried forward84942370109776472Grand Total1211053110113411523629