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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 28th September, 1867

TABLE VI —Causes of Death at Seven Periods of Life, registered in the Whitechapel District, for the Three Months ending 28th September, 1867

Causes of Death0 and under 11 and under 55 and under 2020 and under 4040 and under 6060 and under 8080 and aboveTotalCauses of Death0 and under 11 and under 55 and under 2020 and under 4040 and under 6060 and under 8080 and aboveTotal
1 —ZYMOTIC I —MiasmaticBrought Forward IV — Digestive Organs12898236175442431
Small-pox13...............4
Measles2518Cancrum Oris........................
Scarlatina...3...............3Gastritis.........1.........1
Diphtheria...1...............1Enteritis1..................1
Quinsy............1......1Peritonitis......21.........3
Croup...61............7Ascites............2......2
Hooping Cough59............14Ulc. of Intestines......1............1
Typhus Fever...36...6......22Hernia (Rupture)............2215
Erysipelas...1...............1Ileus1..................1
Puerperal Fever.........1.........1Intussusception
CarbuncleFistula
InfluenzaStomach Disease, &c.........1.........1
Dysentery1......1.........2Pancreas Disease, &c
Diarrhoea46242...13177Hepatitis.........11......2
Cholera41...31......9Liver Disease, &c.........31......4
AgueEsophagus Disease............2......2
Remittent Fever.V —Urinary Organs
Rheumatism......11.........2
Pyaemia.........1.........1Nephritis
II —EntheticDisease of Bladder...............1...1
Syphilis11...1.........3Nephria (Bright's Disease.........12......3
Stricture of Urethra Hydrophobia
Diabetes
III —DieticStone
PrivationProstate Disease...............1...1
Want of Breast Milk Purpura2..................2Kidney Disease, &c...1...2...1...4
Retention............22...4
Alcholism—D Trem.........221...5VI — Organs 01 Generation
,, —Intemp
Lead PoisoningOvarian Dropsy............2......2
IV —ParasiticUterus Disease, &c
ThrushVII —Organs or Locomotion
"Worms, &c
2 — CONSTI TUTIONALJoint Disease, &c......1............1
Bones, &c.........1...1...2
Spinal Disease1......1.........2
I —DiatheticVIII — Integumentary System
Gout
Dropsy............22...4Phlegmon
Cancer.........684...18Skin Disease, &c
MortificationUlcer
Abscess or Tumour NomaXaevus
4 —DEVELOPMENTAL
II —Tubercular
Scrofula...1...............1I —Diseases of Children
Tabes Mesenterica321 52...1......50
Phthisis (Consumtn )...2431145...50Premature Birth1..................1
Hydrocephalus27............9Cyanosis1..................1
Spina Bifida1..................1
3 —LOCALOther Malformations1..................1
I —Nervous SystemTeething23...............5
II —Diseases of Adults
Cephalitis44...............8
Apoplexy............24...6Paramenia
Palsy (Paralysis)............28111Childbirth
InsanityIII —Diseases of Old People
Tetanus
EpilepsyOld Age...............10414
Convulsions151...............16Premature Decay...............7...1
Chorea......1............1IV —Diseases of Nutrition
Brain Disease, &c......121......4
II — Organs or CirculationAtrophy & Debility17..................17
5 —VIOLENT DEATHS.
Ancemia1.........1......2
PericarditisI —Accidents or Negligence
Aneurism.........2...1...3
Heart Disease, &c......2513422Burns and Scalds13...1...1...6
PhlebitisPoison......1.........1
Disease of ArteriesSuffocation9...............l3
Disease af Veins............1......1Violence248655232
Phlegmasia DolensDrowning......2...2......4
III —Respiratory OrgansSun Stroke
III.—Homicide Murder and Manslaughter
Spasm of Glottis
Laryngismus
Laryngitis.........1...1...2IV.—Suicide
Bronchitis3.........125...21Wounds............2......2
Pleurisy......1......1roison
Pneumonia9101...62...28Drowning
Lung Disease, &c.........112...4Hanging
Otherwise
Not Specified1..................1
Grand Total1601093880987510570
Carried Forward12898236175442431