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Lewisham 1874
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Limehouse]
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diseases.
Ages at Death.
Sub-District with
Population in 1871.
Sexes.
Total.
Under x.
1 and
under 5.
5 and
under 20.
20 and
under 40.
40 and
under 60.
60 and
under 80.
80 and
above.
Limehouse.
30,025.
Ratcliff.
15,930.
Shadwell &
Wapping.
11,623.
Males.
Females.
Brought forward
72
69
15
24
57
36
3
143
80
53
125
151
276
Ascites
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Ulceration of Intestines
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1
Hernia
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1
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1
Ileus
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Intussusception
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Stricture of Intestines
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1
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Fistula
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Stomach Disease, &c.
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Pancreas Disease, &c.
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Hepatitis
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1
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1
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Jaundice
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1
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1
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1
1
Liver Disease, &c.
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1
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1
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1
1
Order 5. Urinary Organs
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Order 5. Urinary Organs
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Nephritis
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Ischuria
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Bright's Disease
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Diabetes
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Calculus
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Cystitis
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Kidney Disease, &c.
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1
1
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Order 6. Organs of Generation
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Ovarian Dropsy
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Uterus Disease, &c.
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Order 7. Organs of
Locomotion
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Arthritis
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Joint Disease, &c.
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Order 8. Integumentary System
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Phlegmon
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Ulcer
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Skin Disease, &c.
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IV. DEVELOPMENTAL.
Order 1. Diseases of Children
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Premature Birth
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Cyanosis
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Spina Bifida
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Other Malformations
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Teething
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Order 2. Diseases Of Adults
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Paramenia ..
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Childbirth
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3
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2
1
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3
3
Order 3.
Old Age
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6
5
7
4
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3
8
11
Order 4. Diseases of
Nutrition
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Atrophy and Debility
10
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4
3
3
8
2
10
V. VIOLENT DEATHS.
Order 1 Accident or
Negligence
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Fractures and Contusions
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Wounds
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Burns and Scalds
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Poison
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Drowning
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1
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Suffocation
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4
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5
Otherwise
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Order 3. Homicide
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Murder and Manslaughter
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Order 4 Suicide
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Wounds—Cut, Stab, Shot
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1
•••
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1
1
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1
Poison
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Drowning
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1
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1
1
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1
Hanging
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1
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1
1
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1
Otherwise
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Sudden Deaths (cause unascertained)
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1
Causes not specified, or illdefined
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TOTAL
94
77
18
31
64
46
8
176
95
67
159
179
338