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Lewisham 1888

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Limehouse]

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TABLE III (Continued.)

Cause of Death.AGES.
0 to 11 to 55 to 1515 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 to 7575 to 8585 and upwards.TOTAL55 to 60
Class 6. Local Diseases continued..
order 2. Diseases of organs of spicial sence...
(e.g., of Ear. Eye. Nose)............1........1..
???..
1. Pericarditis..................1..1..
2. Acute Endocarkitis................1....1..
3 Valvular Diseases of Heart....3917121252152..
4 Other Diseases of Heart....1....34662..20..
5 Aneurism......1....1......2..
6. Embolism, Thrombosis....1..........1....2..
7 Other discascs of Blood Vesscls............1........1..
Order 4.-Resoiratory Syatem..
1 Laryngitis141................6..
2 Croup15..................6..
3 Asthima............11......2..
4 Bronchitis815823613243634102268..
5 Pneumonia131826312752..169..
6 Pleurisy......1....32......6..
7 Otrhosis of Liver121......1........5..
Order 5.-Digestice System..
1 Dentition184..................22..
2 Diseases of Stomach..1....1..11......4..
3 Enteritis52..................7..
???2........11113110..
5 Peritionitis1..211..11......7..
6 Ascites......1..........1..2..
7 chrrhosis of Liver..........?312....8..
8 Jaundice1....1111......16..
9 Other Diseases1....................1..
Order G.- Urinary Stestem...
1 Nephritis123121..1....11..
2 Bright's Disease, Albumnuria........1645..2119..
3 Disease of Bladder................2....2..
4 Other Diseases..1..................1..
Order7.- Diseases of Repro- ductice System..
A. of Organs of Generstion...
1 Male Organs..........................
2. Female organs..........................
B. of Partmritices..
1 Abortion, Miscarriage........1............
2 Puerperal Convuisions......111..........3..
3 Placents prævua, Flooding........1............1..
4 Other Accidents........1............1..
Order 8.- Diseases of Banes and Joints...
1 Caries, Necrosls..............1......1..
2 Arthritis. ostitis, periostitis....2..........1....3..
Order9.-Integumentary Ststem..
1 Carbuncle, Phlegmon1....1....1........3..
2 Otehr Diseases..........................
Class7. Violent Deaths...
Order 1. Accident or Negligence...
1 Fractures and Contuwions1..2..1..2222..12..
2 Wounds Gunshot..........................
Cut Stab..2..................2..
3 burns and Scalds12......2..1......5..
4 Poison..........1..1......2..
5 Drowning..1367222......23..
6 Suffocation193......2..1......15..
7 Otherwise..1....1............2..
Order 2. -Homicide...
1. Murder1..................1..
Order3-Suicide...
1 Cut, Stab........2............2..
3 Otehrwise........2............2..
Class8 Deaths from ILL-Defined and Not Specified Causes...
1 Dropsy1..........22......5..
2 Debility, Atrophy, Inanition441..1..1..........47..
3 Tumour..1..1..1..........3..
4 Abcess......1............1..
5 Hæmorrhage........22..........4..
Causes not specified or ill defined..........1..11....3..