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Lewisham 1867

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]

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21
DEATHS—Continued.
CLASSES OF
DISEASE.
CAUSES OF DEATH.
AGES AT DEATH.
Total.
Males.
Females.
Under 1.
years.
Under 10.
Under 20.
20 and
undar 40.
40 and
under 60.
60 and
under 80.
80 and
upwards.
III.
LOCAL
DISEASES
CONTINUED)
Drought forward
120
69
17
76
72
92
13
459
248
211
Order 4.— Digestive Organ
Gastritis

1



1

2
2
0
Enteritis
1
2





3
0
3
Heus





1

1
0
1
Stomach Disease &c.

2



1

3
3
0
Stomach Disease &c.
1


1

3

5
3
2
Jaundice
2
1



1

4
3
1
Liver Disease, &c.
1


1
5
7

14
5
9
Hepatitis



1
2
1

4
1
3
Order 5.- Urinary Organ
Ischuria


-


I
-
1
1
0
Nephria (Bright's Disease)




3


3
3
0
Diabetes



2



2
0
2
Stricture of Uretha





1

1
1
0
Kidney Disease &c.




1
3

4
3
1
Order 6.— Organs of
Generation.
Ovarian Dropsy





1

1
0
1
Uterus Disease, &c




3
1

4
0
4
Order 8.-Integumentary
System.
Uleer

2





2
2
0
IV.
DEVELOPMENTAL
DISEASES.
Order 1.- Disease of
Children.
Premature Birth
10
1




11
7
4
Cyanosis
2






2
0
2
Atalektasis
1






1
0
1
Teething
9
4





13
9
4
Order 2—Diseasesof Adults.
Childbirth


1
3
1


5
0
5
Order 3.—Disease of Old
People.
Old Age





6
13
19
7
12
Order 4.— Disease of
Nutrition.
Atrophy and Debility
50
3





53
26
27
V.
VIOLENT
DEATHS.
Order 1.—Accidents or
Negligence.
Fracture and Contusions
1
-
-
1
2
1
1
6
3
3
Burns and Scalds
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
0
1
Suffocation
1

-




1
0
1
Poison
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
0
1
Order 4.-Suicide




2


2
2
0
Sodden.—Cause not ascertained
or not specified
6



1
1

8
6
2
Total
207
85
18
85
92
122
27
636
135
301