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Lewisham 1874

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DISEASES.	Ages at Death.							Sub-District with Population in 1871.			Sexes.		Total.
DISEASES.	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.	Total.
Brought forward	264	272	95	82	155	101	9	498	295	185	484	494	978
Ascites	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	1	..	..	..	1	1
Ulceration of Intestines	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	1	..	1
Hernia	..	..	..	..	1	1	..	2	..	..	1	1	2
Ileus	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Intussusception	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	1	..	..	1	..	1
Stricture of Intestines	..	..	1	..	..	1	..	1	..	1	1	1	2
Fistula	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Stomach Disease, &c.	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	1	..	..	1	..	1
Pancreas Disease, &c	..	..	..	..	..	..	..		..	..	..	..	..
Hepatitis	..	..	1	..	3	..	..	4	..	..	3	1	..
Jaundice	1	1	..	..	1	3	..	6	..	..	2	4	4
Liver Disease,	..	..	..	2	7	3	..	7	2	3	7	5	6
Spleen Disease. &c	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	12
Order 5. Urinary Organs	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Nephritis	..	..2	3	..	1	..	..	2	4	..	2	4	..
Ischuria	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	6
Bright's Disease	..	1	..	2	1	..	..	2	..	3	3	2	..
Diabetes	..	..	..	1	1	..	..	1	..	1	2	..	5
Calculus	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	1	..	..	1	..	2
Cystitis	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	1	1	..	1
Kidney Disease, &c.	..	..	..	3	1	..	..	3	..	1	1	3	1
Order 6. Organs of Generation	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	4
Ovarian Dropsy	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Uterus Disease, &c	..	..	..	1	..	1	..	..	2	..	..	2	..
Order 7. Organs of Locomotion	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	2
Arthritis	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Joint Disease, &c.	..	..	2	..	..	..	..	1	1	..	1	1	2
Order 8. Integumentary System	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Phlegmon	1	1	2	..	..	..	..	1	2	1	4	..	4
Ulcer	..	1	..	..	..	1	..	..	2	..	..	2	2
Skin Disease, &c.	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
DEVELOPMENTAL.		..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Order I. Diseases of Children	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Premature Birth	24	..	..	..	..	..	..	11	8	5	10	14	24
Cyanosis	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	1	..	1
Spina Bifida	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	1	1
Other Malformations	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	1	..	1
Teething	3	11	..	..	..	..	..	6	6	2	7	7	14
Order 2. Diseases of Adults	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Paramenia	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Childbirth	..	..	..	12	..	..	..	8	4	....	..	12	12
Order 3. Old Age	..	..	..	..	1	15	19	26	9	....	8	27	35
Order 4. Diseases of Nutrition	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Atrophy and Debility	3	..	1	..	..	..	..	17	7	10	24	10	34
VIOLENT DEATHS.	..	..	..	..	..	..	..			..	..	..	..
Order 1 Accident or Negligence	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Fractures and Contusions	..	1	2	2	1	1	..	6	1	..	7	..	7
Wounds	..	..	1	..	1	..	..	1		1	2	..	2
Burns and Scalds	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	1
Poison	..	..	..	..	2	..	..	2	1	..	1	1	2
Drowning	..	1	9	11	6	1	..	11	..	..	25	4	29
Suffocation	8	..	2	..	1	..	..	5	4	14	7	4	11
Otherwise	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	4	2	..	..	..
Order 3. Homicide	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Murder and Manslaughter	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	1	..	..	1	..	1
Order 4 Suicide	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Wounds—Cut, Stab, Shot	..	..	1	1	..	..	..	..	..	2	2	..	2
Poison	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Drowning	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	1	1	..	1
Hanging	..	..	..	..	2	..	..	..	1	1	1	1	2
Otherwise	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Sudden Deaths (cause unascertained)	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	1	1
Causes not specified, or iil-defined	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
TOTAL	338	292	121	121	388	129	28	630	353	235	615	603	1218

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GEORGE HURLOCK, Inspector.
No. 2 DISTRICT.
Houses
inspected.
Dirty Houses
cleansed.
Closets
cleansed.
Drains
cleansed &
trapped.
Water
supply
obtained.
Dust Bins
erected.
Cesspools
emptied and
abolished.
Overcrowding
abated.
Pigs
removed.
Offensive
accumulations
removed.
250
142
67
43
24
33
2
7
from
2
premises.
5
WALTER BURGIN, Inspector.
No. 3 DISTRICT.
Houses
inspected.
Dirty Houses
cleansed.
Houses
disinfected.
Closets
cleansed.
Drains
cleansed and
trapped.
New Drains
constructed.
Water
supply
obtained.
Dust Bins
erected.
Cesspools
emptied and
abolished.
Overcrowding
abated
Offensive
accumulations
removed.
318
16
13
19
38
5
2
3
1
2
4

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