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Limehouse 1869

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Limehouse]

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Deaths registered in the Limehouse District in the13weeks ended June 26th,1869.

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 aboveLimehouse. 30,000.Ratcliff. 17,000.Shadwell & Wapping. 13,000.Males.Females.Total.
Brought forward79863632472821359966160140300
Ascites......132..231426
Ulceration of Intestines........................
Hernia..........................
Ileus..........................
Intussusception..........................
Stricture of Intestines1......1....2......22
Fistula..........................
Stomach Disease, &c.........................
Pancread Disease, &c.........................
Hepatitis......22....2..2134
Jaundicc..........................
Liver Disease, &c.......11....2....2..2
Spleen Disease, &c.........................* *
Order 5 Urinary Organs..........................
Nephritis..2....1....111213
Ischuria..........................
Bright's Disease..........................
Diabetes..........................
Calculus..........................
Cystitis..........................
Kidney Disease, &c.......11......112..2
Order 6. Organs of Generation..........................
Ovarian Dropsy..........................
Utrus Disease, &c.........1......1....11
Older 7 Organs of Locomotion..........................
Arthritis..........................
Feint Disease, &c...........................
Order 8. Integumentary System..........................
Phlegmon1........................
Ulcer..........................
Skin Disease, &c...........................
IV DEVELOPMENTAL
Order 1. Disases of Children..........................
Premature Birth2............2..1..33
Cynosis..........................
Spina Bifida..........................
Other Malformations1..............1..1..1
Teething23............41325
Order 2. Disease of Adults..........................
Paramenia..........................
Childbirth..........................
Order 3.
Old Age..........633..6549
Order 4- Diseases of Nutrition• •........................
Atrophy and Debility101..........4526511
V VIOLENT DEATHS.
Order 1. Accident or Negligence..........................
Fractures and Contusions..12111..123516
Wounds......................• •..
Burns and Scalds..........................
Poison..........................
Drowning....451....2218210
Suffocation2..............11..22
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 defined3........1......22224
TOTAL1029332436137515712393203170373