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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Deaths registered in the Limehouse District in the 13 weeks ended Dec. 25th, 1869.
| DISEASES. | Ages at Death. | Sub District and Population. | Sexes. | Total. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1. | 1 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. | Shaidxvell & Wapping. 13,000. | Males. | Females: | ||
| Brought forward | 98 | 135 | 38 | 21 | 34 | 28 | 1 | 179 | 100 | 76 | 165 | 190 | 355 |
| Ascites | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Ulceration of intestines | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Hernia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Ileus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Intiussusception | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Stricture of Intestines | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Fistula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Stomach disease, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Pancreas disease, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Hepatitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Jaundice | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Lrver disease &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| spleen diesase &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| order 5 urinary organs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Nephritis | 1 | 6 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| Ischuria | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Bright's diesase | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| Diabetes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| calculus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Cystitis. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Kidney disease, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Order 6 Organs of Generation.. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Ovarian dropsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Uterus diesase, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 |
| Order 7 Organs of Locomotion | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Arthritits | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Joint Diseases, &c. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Order 8. Integumentary System. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Phlegmon | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 |
| skin disease, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| IV. DEVLOPMENTAL Order 1. Diseases of children | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Premature birth | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Cyanosis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Spina bifida | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| other Malformations | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Teething | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 |
| Order 2. Diseases of adults | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Paramenia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Childbirth | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| Order 3 Old age | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 11 |
| Order 4. Diseases of Nutrition | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Atrophy and Debility | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 2 | .. | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| V. VIOLENT DEATHS. | |||||||||||||
| Order «. Accident or Negligence | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Fractures and Contusions | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Wounds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Burns and Scalds | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Drowning | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 7 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| Suffocation | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 |
| Otherwise | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Order 3. Homicide | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Murder and Manslaughter | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Order 4 Suicide | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Wounds—Cut, Stab, Shot | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Drowning | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Hanging | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Otherwise | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Sudden Deaths, (cause unascertained) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Causes not specified, or ill defined | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 |
| TOTAL | 112 | 144 | 43 | 29 | 42 | 42 | 5 | 201 | 116 | 100 | 198 | 219 | 417 |