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Lewisham 1870

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]

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13
DEATHS—CONTINUED.
CLASSES OF
DISEASES
CAUSES OF DEATH.
AGES AT DEATH.
Total.
Males.
Females,
Under 1
year.
Under 5.
Under 10.
Under 20.
20 and
under 40.
40 and
under 60.
GO and
under 80.
80 and
upwards.
III.
LOCAL
DISEASES
(continued)
Brought forward .
158
84
35
37
87
94
102
18
615
334
281
Order4.-Digestive Organs
Gastritis
-
—
—
—
-
1
—
—
1
1
0
Enteritis
4
-
-
-
-
-
-
4
3
1
Peritonitis
-
-
—
1
1
1
—
1
4
1
3
Hernia
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
—
2
1
1
Intussusception
1
—
-
—
-
1
—
—
2
1
1
Tumour of Stomach
-
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
1
0
1
Obstruction of Bowels
-
—
—
—
1
—
1
—
2
1
1
Tumour of Palate
-
—
—
—
—
-
1
—
1
0
1
Stomas Diseases &c
1
-
-
-
-
2
1
-
4
4
0
Hepatitis
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
1
0
1
Jaundice
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
2
0
2
Cirrhosis
-
-
—
—
—
2
—
—
2
2
0
Liver Diseases, &c.
-
-
-
-
3
2
4
—
9
2
7
Order 5— Urinary Organs
Nephritis
-
—
1
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
0
Nephria.
-
—
-
-
1
3
—
—
4
2
2
Cystitis
-
—
—
-
—
—
2
—
2
2
0
Kidney Diseases, &c.
-
-
-
-
3
2
-
5
1
4
Order 6.— Organs of
Generation.
Uterine Diseases
—
1
—
—
3
—
—
—
4
0
4
Ovarian Dropay
—
—
-
-
-
1
—
-
1
0
1
Order 7.- Diseases of Organs
of Locomotion
Diseases of Hip Joint
-
—
-
-
2
—
-
—
2
2
0
IV.
DEVELOPMENTAL
DISEASES
Order 1 .— Diseases of
Children.
Premature Birth
14
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
14
6
8
Malformation
1
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
2
0
Alalektasis
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
0
1
Spina Bifida
3
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
3
0
3
Teething
10
3
-
-
-
-
-
-
13
6
7
Order 2— Diseases of Adult
Childbirth
—
—
-
—
3
—
-
—
3
0
3
Order 3. — Diseases of Old
People.
Old Age
—
—
-
-
—
2
17
26
45
15
30
Order 4.- Diseases of
Nutrition.
Atrophy and Debility
37
3
-
-
-
-
-
-
40
19
21
VIOLENT
DEATHS.
Order 1.— Accidents or
Negligence.
Drowning
—
—
-
1
1
-
-
-
2
2
0
Concussion of Drain from
Football
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
-
1
1
0
Fracture of Skull
—
—
1
-
-
-
-
-
1
0
1
Knocked down by Horse
—
-
-
-
1
-
-
1
1
0
1
Scald
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
0
Suffocation
1
-
-
-
-
-
—
1
1
0
Poison
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
1
0
1
ORDER 2.—Suicide.
Cut Throat
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
1
1
0
Poison
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
1
1
0
Sudden.—Cause not ascer
tained or not specified.
-
—
—
—
—
6
—
—
6
4
2
Total
232
92
37
39
105
120
134
47
806
417
389