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Whitechapel 1886

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Whitechapel]

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Table: Table J.—METROPOLITAN DEATHS FOR 1886.

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Table J.—METROPOLITAN DEATHS FOR 1886.

Causes of Death.		1 st Quar.	2nd Quar.	3rd Quar.	4th Quar.	Total.	Causes of Death.	1st Quar.	2nd Quar.	3rd Quar.	4th Quar.	Total.
All Causes.........		25709	17772	19351	19429	82261	45 Diseases of circulatory system	2056	1317	1174	1569	6116
All Causes.........		25709	17772	19351	19429	82261	46 Croup	173	108	99	143	523
ZYMOTIC DISEASES.							46 Croup	173	108	99	143	523
ZYMOTIC DISEASES.							47 Bronchitis	5458	1832	1037	2957	11284
1 Small Pox	Vaccinated	...	...	...	...	...	48 Pneumonia	11756	1064	640	1190	4650
	Unvaccinatec	...	1	...	...	1	49 Pleurisy	87	67	47	60	261
	No statement	1	1	1	1	4	50 Other respiratory dis's	615	335	224	413	1587
2 Measles		507	537	390	644	2078	50 Other respiratory dis's	615	335	224	413	1587
3 Scarlet fever		102	102	173	310	687	51 Dentition	256	180	153	104	693
4 Typhus		3	2	3	5	13	52 Quinzy, sore throat	22	22	21	24	89
5 Relapsing fever		...	...	...	1	1	53 Enteritis	86	91	223	118	518
6 Influenza		2	1	...	2	5	54 Peritonitis	96	81	71	75	323
7 Whooping Cough		1551	787	295	202	2835	55 Diseases of liver	367	384	379	394	1524
8 Diphtheria		220	188	185	253	846
9 Simple, continued and ill-defined fever.		18	18	20	14	70	56 Other diseases of digestive system	424	354	416	377	1571
9 Simple, continued and ill-defined fever.		18	18	20	14	70	57 Diseases of lymphatic system and ductless glands	29	33	26	27	115
10 Enteric fever		124	101	175	219	619
11 Simple cholera		...	6	125	6	137
12 Diarrhoea, Dysentery		201	244	^A J 3132	373	j / 3950
13 Remittent fever		5	4	8	3	20	58 Disea's urinary system	581	504	430	535	2050
14 Hydrophobia		5	2	2	...	9
15 Glanders		1	...	...	1	2
16 Cow pox and effects of vaccination		...	2	2	...	4	59 Diseases, generative system	78	81	55	69	283
17 Venereal affections		151	103	166	124	544	59 Diseases, generative system	78	81	55	69	283
17 Venereal affections		151	103	166	124	544	60 Accidents of childbirth	60	49	78	48	235
18 Erysipelas		58	55	57	87	257	60 Accidents of childbirth	60	49	78	48	235
19 Pyaemia & Septicaemia		36	39	25	34	134	61 Diseases of locomotive system	113	97	43	101	354
20 Puerperal fever		66	65	69	79	279
21 Other zymotic diseases		¹⁵	18	19	18	70
22 Thrush		22	24	46	21	113	62 Diseases of integumentary system	77	59	70	67	273
23 Worms and other parasitic diseases		1	5	4	8	18	62 Diseases of integumentary system	77	59	70	67	273
23 Worms and other parasitic diseases		1	5	4	8	18	VIOLENT DEATHS.
24 Starvation, want of breast-milk		13	14	39	25	91	VIOLENT DEATHS.
24 Starvation, want of breast-milk		13	14	39	25	91	Accident. 63 Fracture and contusion	266	261	235	208	970
25 Alcoholism		66	50	55	49	220	64 Gun shot wounds	2	4	4	3	13
25 Alcoholism		66	50	55	49	220	65 Cut, stab	1	5	1	3	10
26 Rheumatic fever and rheumatism of heart		114	76	76	96	362	65 Cut, stab	1	5	1	3	10
							66 Burn and scald	118	55	52	60	285
							67 Poison	17	15	15	16	63
27 Rheumatism		43	27	21	13	104	67 Poison	17	15	15	16	63
27 Rheumatism		43	27	21	13	104	68 Drowning	41	84	131	69	325
28 Gout		45	42	26	25	138	69 Suffocation	l83	145	112	155	595
28 Gout		45	42	26	25	138	70 Otherwise	30	36	47	19	132
29 Rickets		78	57	49	34	218
30 Cancer		657	653	675	703	2688
30 Cancer		657	653	675	703	2688	Homicide. 71 Murder & mansPghter	19	19	16	14	68
31 Tabes Mesenterica		300	300	646	345	1591
32 Tubercular meningitis		339	355	323	236	1253
32 Tubercular meningitis		339	355	323	236	1253	Suicide. 72 Gun shot wounds	₅	16	9	10	40
33 Phthisis		2320	2046	1913	2053	8332
34 Scrofula, tuberculosis		240	230	278	206	954
35 Other constitutnl. dis's		¹⁵²	129	112	128	521
35 Other constitutnl. dis's		¹⁵²	129	112	128	521	73 Cut, stab	12	29	22	24	87
36 Premature birth		501	479	467	483	1930	73 Cut, stab	12	29	22	24	87
36 Premature birth		501	479	467	483	1930	74 Poison	24	30	21	18	93
37 Atelectasis		31	27	37	33	128	75 Drowning	13	18	23	11	65
37 Atelectasis		31	27	37	33	128	76 Hanging	28	3°	22	9	89
38 Congnitl. malformatns		90	84	75	70	319	76 Hanging	28	3°	22	9	89
38 Congnitl. malformatns		90	84	75	70	319	77 Otherwise	7	8	6	8	29
39 Old Age		918	604	502	628	2652	77 Otherwise	7	8	6	8	29
40 Apoplexy		647	468	464	554	2133	Execution. 78 Hanging	...	...	...	...	...
41 Epilepsy		101	98	82	88	369
42 Convulsions		678	553	617	542	2390
42 Convulsions		678	553	617	542	2390	79 Inquest	179	1380	1285	1448	5892
43 Other diseases of brain and nervous system		1319	1097	1021	1025	4462	79 Inquest	179	1380	1285	1448	5892
43 Other diseases of brain and nervous system		1319	1097	1021	1025	4462	80 Other causes	835	629	1041	754	3259
44 Diseases of organs of special sense		33	36	33	36	138	80 Other causes	835	629	1041	754	3259
44 Diseases of organs of special sense		33	36	33	36	138	81 Uncertified deaths	297	209	207	237	950