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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| 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 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Ulceration of Intestines | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Hernia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | . . | 1 |
| Ileus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Intussusception | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Stricture of Intestines | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
| Fistula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| .. | .. | .. | . . | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Hepatitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
| Jaundice | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
| Order 5. Urinary Organs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Order 5. Urinary Organs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | . . | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Nephritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Ischuria | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Bright's Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Diabetes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Calculus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Cystitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Order 6. Organs of Generation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Ovarian Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Order 7. Organs of Locomotion | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Arthritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Order 8. Integumentary System | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Phlegmon | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Ulcer | .. | .. | .. | . . | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| IV. DEVELOPMENTAL. | |||||||||||||
| Order 1. Diseases of Children | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Premature Birth | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Cyanosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Spina Bifida | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Other Malformations | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Teething | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Order 2. Diseases Of Adults | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Paramenia .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Childbirth | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 |
| Order 3. Old Age | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 5 | 7 | 4 | .. | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| Order 4. Diseases of Nutrition | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Atrophy and Debility | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| V. VIOLENT DEATHS. | |||||||||||||
| Order 1 Accident or Negligence | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Fractures and Contusions | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Wounds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Burns and Scalds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Drowning | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | 3 |
| Suffocation | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | .. | 5 |
| Otherwise | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Order 3. Homicide | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Murder and Manslaughter | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Order 4 Suicide | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Wounds—Cut, Stab, Shot | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | . . |
| Drowning | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Hanging | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Otherwise | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Sudden Deaths (cause unascertained) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Causes not specified, or illdefined | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| TOTAL | 94 | 77 | 18 | 31 | 64 | 46 | 8 | 176 | 95 | 67 | 159 | 179 | 338 |