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Lewisham 1888

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Limehouse]

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TABLE III.
Deaths Registered from all Causes durif the Year,1888
Note- The deaths of non-Residents occurrin in Public Institution situared in the Disteict are excluded
and the Deaths of Residentd occurring in Public Institutions sitnated beyond the
limits of the Disterct, are included.
AGES
Cause of
0
to
1
1
to
5
5
to
15
15
to
25
25
to
35
35
to
45
45
to
55
55
to
65
65
to
75
75
to
85
85 and upwaeds.
TOTLE
55
to
60
CLASSES.
1.Zymotic Diseases
105
131
11
1
5
2
4
1
2
2
..
264
..
II. Parasitic Diseases
1
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
1
..
III. Dietic Diseases
1
..
..
..
2
1
2
..
..
..
..
6
..
IV. Constitutional Diseases
24
27
5
19
34
30
25
18
7
6
..
205
..
V. Developmental Diseases
30
..
..
..
..
..
..
4
31
39
12
116
..
VI. Local Diseases
193
112
22
28
28
60
83
79
68
29
7
709
..
VII. Violent Diseases
22
9
5
6
13
7
4
7
2
2
..
77
..
VIII. Not specifide or ill-definer
45
2
..
2
3
5
2
3
1
..
..
Class 1. Zymotic Diseases
..
63
..
Order l.—Miannatic.
Varcinated
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
1 Smalloox Unvaccinated
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
1 smallpox Unvaccinated
No Statement
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
88
..
3 Scarlet Fever (Scarlatina)
26
16
1
..
..
1
..
..
..
..
..
23
..
4 Typhus Fever
5
16
1
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
5 Whooping Cough
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
6 Diphtheria
25
33
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
58
7 Simple Continued Fever
2
16
5
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
23
..
8 Enteric or Typhoid Fever
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
9 Other Miasmtic Diseases
..
3
2
..
3
..
..
..
..
1
..
9
..
order 2.- Diarrhœ Diseases
1 Diarrœ Dysentery
33
3
..
..
..
..
2
1
1
..
..
40
..
2 Ague
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
Order 4. -Zoognous Diseases.
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
Order I.—Zoogenous Diseases.
1 Cowpox
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
2 Other Diseases
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
Order 5 —Venereal Diseases.
..
..
..
....
..
..
..
..
..
....
..
..
..
1 Syphilis
..
10
..
..
..
1
..
..
..
..
..
11
..
Order 6.-Septic Diseases
..
4
..
1
..
1
..
1
1
..
..
8
..
1Erysipelas
..
..
2
..
..
1
..
1
..
..
..
4
..
2 Pyaemia, Septicæmia
Class2. Parasitic Diseases.
..
1
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
1
..
1 Thrush
Class 3. Dietic Diseases.
..
1
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
1
..
1 Want of Breast Milk
..
1
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
2
..
2 Chronic Alcoholism
..
..
..
..
..
1
1
..
..
..
..
3
..
3 Delirium Tremens
..
..
..
..
1
1
..
2
..
..
..
2
..
Class 4. CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES
..
..
..
..
..
..
2
..
..
..
..
3
..
1 Rheumatic Fever
..
..
..
..
1
..
1
1
..
..
2
..
2 Rheumatism
1
..
..
1
..
..
..
8
..
3 Gout
2
6
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
29
..
4 Rickets
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
34
..
5 Cancer
24
8
..
..
3
5
5
8
4
4
15
6 Tabes Mesenterial
7
6
1
..
..
..
..
..
..
1
102
..
7 Hydrocephalus
1
3
..
2
1
1
..
..
..
..
..
7
..
8 Phthisis
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
1
1
..
2
..
9 Scrofula
..
1
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
1
..
10 Diabets
11 Other Diseases
Class 5. Developmental Diseases
25
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
25
..
1 Premature Birth
2
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
2
..
2 Atelectasis
3
..
1
1
..
..
..
..
..
3
..
3 Congenital Malformations
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
4
31
39
12
86
..
4 Old Age
..
Class 6. Local Diseases.
Order 1.—Nervous System.
..
7
7
6
1
..
1
..
1
..
..
23
..
1 Inflammation of Brain
..
1
..
..
6
..
..
..
..
..
..
49
..
2 Apoplexy
..
1
1
6
..
3 Insanity
..
..
..
..
1
..
..
..
..
..
..
1
..
4 Epilepsy
..
55
7
1
..
..
..
..
..
..
64
..
5 Convulsions
..
3
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
3
..
6 Laryngismus Stridulus .
7 Paralysis Agitans
..
..
..
..
..
1
2
..
1
1
..
5
..
8 Other Diseases
..
..
1
..
..
..
2
..
..
..
..
3
..