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 March 26th, 1870.
| 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. | Shadwell & Wapping. 13,000. | Males. | Females. | ||
| Brought forward | 77 | 85 | 25 | 22 | 38 | 46 | 3 | 120 | 92 | 84 | l68 | 128 | 296 |
| Ascites | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Ulceration of Intestines | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| Ileus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Intussusception | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Stricture of Intestines | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Fistula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Stomatch disease, &C | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Pancreas Disease, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Hepatitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| Jaundice | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | I | 1 |
| Liver Disease, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | .. | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Spleen Disease, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Order 5 Urinary Organs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Nephritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Ischuria | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Bright's Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Diabetes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Calculus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Cystitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Kidney Disease, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Order 6. Organs of Generation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Ovarian Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| Uterus Diesease, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| Order 7 Organs of Locomotion | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Arthritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Joint Disease, &c. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| Order 8. Integumentary system | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Phlegmon | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Ulcer | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Skin Disease, &c. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| IV. DEVELOPMENTAL. Order 1. Diseases of Children | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Premature Birth | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Cyanosis. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| Spina Bifida | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Other Malformations | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Teething | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Order 2. Diseases of Adults | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Paramenia | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | 5 | 5 |
| Childbirth | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | 5 | 5 |
| Order 3- Old Age | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 11 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 17 |
| Order 4. Diseases of Nutrition | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Atrophy and Debility | 11 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 11 | 2 | .. | 10 | 3 | 13 |
| V. VIOLENT DEATHS. Order 1. Accident or Negligence | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Fractures and Contusions | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. | 3 |
| Wounds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Burns and Scalds | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Drowning | .. | .. | 5 | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Suffocation | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Otherwise | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Order 3 Homicide | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Murder and Manslaughter | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Order 4. Suicide | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Wounds—Cut, Stab, Shot | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Drowning | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Hanging | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Otherwise | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Sudden Deaths, (cause unascer tamed ) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Causes not specified, or ill defined | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| TOTAL | 104 | 94 | 32 | 31 | 46 | 64 | 9 | 164 | 113 | 103 | 212 | 168 | 380 |