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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 Sept.25th,1869

DISEASES.Ages at Death.Sub District and Population.Sexes.Total
Under 1.1 and under 55 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.
Brought forward951002521222021269366136149285
Ascites..........................
Ulceration of Intestines..........................
Hernia..........1....1....11
Ileus..........................
Intussusception..........................
Stricture of Intestines..........1......11..1
Fistula..........................
Stomach Disease, &c.........1....1......11
Pancreas Disease, &c...........................
Hepatitis........1....1......11
Jaundice1............1....1..1
Liver Disease, &c.........1......1..1..1
Spleen Disease, &c...........................
Order 5. Urinary Organs..........................
Nephritis..1..............11..1
Ischuria..........................
Bright's Disease................1..1..1
Diabetes..........................
Calculus..........................
Cysitis..........................
Kidney Disease,&c.......1..1....2..2..2
Order 6. Organs of Generation..........................
Ovarian Dropsy..........................
Uterus Disease, &c...........................
Order 7 Organs of Locomotion..........................
Arthritis..........1..1..1111
Joint Disease, &c.........1........11..1
Order 8. Integumentary System..........................
Phlegmon..........................
Ulcer..........................
Skin Disease, &c...........................
IV. DEVELOPMENTAL
Order 1. Diseases of Children..........................
Premature Birth3............111123
Cyanosis..........................
Spina Bifida2..............11112
Other Malformations..........................
3............3....3..3
Order 2. Diseases of Adults..........................
Paramenia..........................
Childbirth......1......1......11
Order 3.
Old Age..........759124812
Order 4. Diseases of Nutrition..........................
Atrophy and Debility8............35..268
V. VIOLENT DEATHS.
Order 1. Accident or Negligence..........................
Fractures and Contusions..1..11....1..23..3
Wounds..........................
Burns and Scalds..........................
Poison..........................
Drawning....251....1..68..8
Suffocation2............1..12..2
Otherwise..........................
Order 3. Homicide..........................
Murder and Manslaughter1............1......11
Order 4. Suicide..........................
Wounds—Cut, Stab, Shot..........................
Poison..........................
Drowning..........................
Hanging........11..11..112
Otherwise..........................
Sudden Deaths, (cause unascer tained)..........................
Causes not specified, or ill- defined)1..............1..1..1
TOTAL11610228292932715210982170173343