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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 the 13 weeks ended March 26th, 1870.

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 forward77852522384631209284l68128296
Ascites......1..2..12..123
Ulceration of Intestines....1..........1....11
Ileus..........................
Intussusception........................
Stricture of Intestines..........................
Fistula..........................
Stomatch disease, &C..........1....1..1..1
Pancreas Disease, &c...........................
Hepatitis........1......1....11
Jaundice1............1......I1
Liver Disease, &c.........24..231246
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......11
Uterus Diesease, &c.........1............11
Order 7 Organs of Locomotion..........................
Arthritis..........................
Joint Disease, &c...1..........1......11
Order 8. Integumentary system..........................
Phlegmon..................1....1
Ulcer..........................
Skin Disease, &c.1............1....1..1
IV. DEVELOPMENTAL. Order 1. Diseases of Children..........................
Premature Birth5............311235
Cyanosis.1............1......11
Spina Bifida..........................
Other Malformations..........................
Teething13..........4....314
Order 2. Diseases of Adults..........................
Paramenia......41......32..55
Childbirth......41......32..55
Order 3- Old Age..........11610168917
Order 4. Diseases of Nutrition..........................
Atrophy and Debility112..........112..10313
V. VIOLENT DEATHS. Order 1. Accident or Negligence..........................
Fractures and Contusions2....1......1113..3
Wounds..........................
Burns and Scalds..11........11..112
Drowning....532....311235
Suffocation5........................
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..........................
TOTAL10494323146649164113103212168380