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. | |||||||||
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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 forward | 75 | 65 | 36 | 15 | 27 | 20 | 4 | 106 | 77 | 59 | 132 | 110 | 242 |
Ascites | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
Ulceration of Intestines | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Hernia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Ileus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Intussusception | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Stricture Of Intestines | .. | .. | .. | .. | .... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Fistula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||
Hepatitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Jaundice | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 |
.. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
Spleen Disease. &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||
Order 5. Urinary Organs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Nephritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Ischuria | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Bright's Disease | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 |
Diabetes | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 |
Calculus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Cystitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Kidney Disease, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
Order 6. Organs of Generation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Ovarian Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .... | 1 | 1 | ||
Order 7. Organs of Locomotion | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Arthritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Order 8. Integumentary System | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Phlegmon | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | 2 |
Ulcer | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Skin Disease, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
. DEVELOPMENTAL. | |||||||||||||
Order 1. Diseases of Children | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Premature Birth | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
Cyanosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Spina Bifida | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Other Malformations | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Teething | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Order 2. Diseases of Adults | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Paramenia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Childbirth | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 |
Order 3. | |||||||||||||
Old Age | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Order 4. Diseases of Nutrition | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
Atrophy and Debility | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
VIOLENT DEATHS. | |||||||||||||
Order 1. Accident or Negligence | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Fractures and Scalds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Wounds | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Burns and Scalds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Pison | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Drowning | .. | .. | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | 4 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 11 |
Suffocation | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
Otherwise | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Order 3. Homicide | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Murder and Manslaughter | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Order 4 Suicide | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Wounds-Cut, Stab, Shot | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
Drowing | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Hanging | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | . .. | .. | .. |
Otherwise | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Sudden Deaths (cause unascer | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
tained) | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | ||
Causes not specified, or illdefined | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
TOTAL | 89 | 68 | 43 | 23 | 34 | 25 | 6 | 130 | 90 | 69 | 161 | 28 | 289 |