Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Limehouse]
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| DISEASES. | Ages at Death. | Sub District and Population. | Sexes. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1. | l and under 5. | 5 and under 20. | 20 and under 40. | 40 and under 60. | 60 and under 80. | 80 and above | Limehouse. 30,000. | Ratcliff. 17,000. | Shadwell & Wapping. 13,000. | Males. | Females. | Total. | |
| Brought forward | 79 | 86 | 36 | 32 | 47 | 28 | 2 | 135 | 99 | 66 | 160 | 140 | 300 |
| Ascites | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 2 | .. | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Ulceration of Intestines | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Hernia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Ileus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Intussusception | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Stricture of Intestines | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 |
| Fistula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| Hepatitis | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Jaundicc | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Liver Disease, &c. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 |
| Spleen Disease, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | * * |
| Order 5 Urinary Organs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Nephritis | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Ischuria | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Bright's Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Diabetes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Calculus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Cystitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | 2 | |
| Order 6. Organs of Generation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Ovarian Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
| Older 7 Organs of Locomotion | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Arthritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Feint Disease, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Order 8. Integumentary System | |||||||||||||
| Phlegmon | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||
| Ulcer | |||||||||||||
| Skin Disease, &c. | |||||||||||||
| IV DEVELOPMENTAL | |||||||||||||
| Order 1. Disases of Children | |||||||||||||
| Premature Birth | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||
| Cynosis | .. | ||||||||||||
| Spina Bifida | |||||||||||||
| Other Malformations | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Teething | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||||||
| Order 2. Disease of Adults | |||||||||||||
| Paramenia | .. | .. | |||||||||||
| Childbirth | |||||||||||||
| Order 3. | |||||||||||||
| Old Age | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 9 | ||||||
| Order 4- Diseases of Nutrition | • • | .. | |||||||||||
| Atrophy and Debility | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 11 | |||||
| V VIOLENT DEATHS. | |||||||||||||
| Order 1. Accident or Negligence | |||||||||||||
| Fractures and Contusions | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 6 | |||
| Wounds | .. | .. | • • | ||||||||||
| Burns and Scalds | .. | ||||||||||||
| Poison | |||||||||||||
| Drowning | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 10 | |||||
| Suffocation | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
| Otherwise | |||||||||||||
| Order 3. Homicide | |||||||||||||
| Murder and Manslaughter | |||||||||||||
| Order 4. Suicide | |||||||||||||
| Wounds—Cut, Stab, Shot | |||||||||||||
| Poison | |||||||||||||
| Drowning | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Hanging | |||||||||||||
| Otherwise | |||||||||||||
| Sudden Deaths, (cause unascertained) | .. | ||||||||||||
| Causes not specified, or ill defined | 3 | .... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||
| TOTAL | 102 | 93 | 32 | 43 | 61 | 5 | 157 | 123 | 93 | 203 | 170 | 373 | |