London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Lewisham 1864

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]

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20
DEATHS—Continued.
CLASSES OF
DISEASE.
CAUSES OF DEATH.
AGES AT DEATH.
Total.
Males.
Females.
Under 1
year.
Under 10.
Under 20.
20 and
under 40.
40 and
under 60.
60 and
under 80.
80 and
upwards.
III.
LOCAL
DISEASES
(continued)
Brought forward
99
100
17
64
77
80
81
458
214
214
Order 4.—Digest ire Organs
Enteritis
-
1
-
-
1
1
-
3
1
2
Peritonitis
—
3
-
1
—
—
-
4
3
1
Ulceration of Intestines
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
1
0
1
Hernia (Rupture)
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
1
0
1
Ileus
—
-
1
-
-
1
—
2
0
2
Obstruction of Intestincs .
—
—
1
1
-
-
2
2
0
Hepatitis
1
—
-
-
1
2
-
4
1
3
Jaundice
2
-
-
-
-
1
-
3
2
1
Liver Disease, &c.
—
—
—
1
3
4
—
8
3
5
Order 5.— Urinary Organs
Nephria (Bright's Disease)
1
—
—
1
2
1
—
5
3
2
Diabetes
—
—
-
—
2
—
-
2
0
2
Cystitis
—
-
—
-
-
1
1
2
2
0
Kidney Disease, &c.
—
1
-
2
1
1
—
5
2
3
Order 6.—Organs of
Generation.
Ovarian Dropsy
—
-
-
-
-
1
-
1
0
1
Uterus Disease, &c.
—
—
-
l
2
—
—
3
0
3
Order 7.—Organs of
Locomotion.
Arthritis
-
-
-
1
-
-
1
1
0
Joint Disease, &c.
—
—
1
—
-
—
—
1
1
0
IV.
Developmental
Diseases.
Order 1.—Diseases of
Children.
Premature Birth
7
-
—
-
-
-
-
7
6
1
Spina Bifida
1
-
-
—
-
—
-
1
0
1
Malformations
1
—
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
0
Teething
1
11
1
—
—
—
—
13
9
4
Order 2—Diseases of Adults.
Childbirth
—
—
—
4
—
—
—
4
0
4
Order 3.—Diseases of Old
People.
Old Age
—
—
—
—
—
6
12
18
4
14
Order 4.—Diseases of
Nutrition.
Atrophy and Debility
22
4
1
—
—
1
1
29
12
17
V.
Violent
Deaths.
Order 1.—Accidents or
Negligence.
Fractures and Contusions
-
5
-
2
1
-
-
8
8
0
Drowning
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
0
Suffocation
1
-
-
1
-
-
-
2
1
1
Otherwise
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
0
1
Order 3—Homicide.
Murder and Manslaughter
—
—
—
1
—
—
-
1
0
1
Order 4. —Suicide.
Hanging
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
1
1
0
Violent deaths (not classed)
2
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
1
1
Not Specified or ill Defined
—
1
—
—
-
2
-
3
1
2
Total
140
126
22
79
93
103
35
598
280
318