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Lewisham 1874

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Limehouse]

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Deaths reqistered in the Limehouse District in the Quarter ended June 27th,1874.

DISEASES.Ages at Death.Sub-District with Population in 1871.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. 30,025.Ratcliff. 15,930.Shadwell & Wapping. 11,623.Males.Females.
Brought forward555912l626l6..10159249688184
Ascites..........................
Ulceration of Intestines..........................
Hernia........1....1........1
Ileus..........................
Intussusception......1......1....1..1
Stricture of Intestines....1..............1..1
Fistula..........................
Stomach Disease, &c...........................
Pancreas Disease, &c.......................... .
Hepatitis....1..2....3....3..3
Jaundice1......1....3....1..3
Liver Disease, &c.......11......1..2..2
Spleen Disease. &c...........................
Order 5. Urinary organs..........................
Nephiritis....1..........1......1
Ischuria..........................
Bright's Disease......1................1
Diabetes..........................
Calculus..............1........1
Cybstitis..........................
Kidney Disease, &c.......1......1........1
Drder 6. Organs of Generation..........................
Ovarian Dropsy..........................
Uterus Disease, &c...........1....1....11
Drder 7. Organs of Locomotion............................
Arthritis..........................
joint Disease, &c.....1........1........1
Order 8. Integumentary System..........................
Phlegmon..........................
Ulcer..........................
Skin Disease, &c...........................
DEVELOPMENTAL.
Order 1. Diseases of Children..........................
Premature Birth8............431448 .
Cyanosis1................11..1
Spina Bifida..........................
Other Malfomations..........................
Teething11....... .....111..2
Order 2. Diseases of Adults............................
Paramenia..........................
Childbirth......4......31....44
Order 3...........................
Old Age..........651•»I :56
Order 4. Diseases of Nutrition..........................
Atrophy and Debility7............412617
VIOLENT DEATHS.
Order 1 Accident or Negligence..........................
Fractures and Contusions....12......3....3..3
Wounds..........................
Burns and Scalds..........................
Poison..............1......11
Drowing..143......41......8
Suffocation2............2......22
Otherwise..........................
Order 3. Homicide..........................
Murder and Manslaughter..........................
Order 4 Suicide........... ...............
Wounds—Cut, Stab, Shot.......1............1..1
Poison..........................
Drowning..........................
Hanging......,...................
Otherwise..........................
Sudden Deaths (cause unascertained)..........................
Causes not specified, or ill defined..........................
TOTAL756l21301 331861387036130114244