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Lewisham 1889

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Limehouse]

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TABLE III
Deaths registered from all cruses during the Year, 1889.
Note- The Deaths of non-Residents occuring in Public Institutions situated in the District are excluded
and the deaths of Residents occuring in Public Institutions situated beyond the limits of the Districts,
are included.
Cause of Death.
AGES
0
to
1
1
to
5
5
to
15
15
to
25
25
to
35
35
to45
45
to
55
55
to
65
65
to
75
75
to
85
85 and
upwords
Total.
CLASSES.
I. Zvmotic Dineaflen
63
80
13
I2
6
6
4
1
4
1
1
201
11. Parasitic Diseases
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
III. Dietic Diseases
..
• •
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
IV. Constitutional Diseases
29
37
13
20
32
38
26
18
7
5
1
226
V. Di velopmental Disease
19
2
..
..
..
..
2
3
11
30
10
77
VI Local Diseases
153
115
40
25
22
62
82
93
85
31
6
714
VII Violent Deaths
17
4
13
15
11
9
8
3
1
..
..
81
VIII Not specitied or ill detined
60
2
1
..
..
..
..
1
..
..
..
64
Totals
341
240
80
72
71
115
122
119
180
68
18
1363
Class 1. ZVMOTIC DlSEASES
ammm
Order 1.—Miasmatic
1 Smallpox
vaccinated
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
• •..
..
..
..
..
Unvaccinate
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
No statement
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
2 Measles
6
14
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
3 Scarlet Kever (Smarlalita.)
4
19
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
4 Tyrphus Fever
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
1
..
..
..
..
5 Whooping Cough
9
14
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
23
6 Diphtheria
4
31
2
4
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
41
7 Simple continued fever
..
..
..
..
1
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
8 Enteric or Typhoid Fever
1
1
7
1
2
1
..
..
..
..
..
13
9 Other Miasmatic diseases
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
Order2.-Diarrhaeal diseacs.
1 Simple Cholera
..
..
..
..
..
..
1
..
..
..
..
1
2 Diarrhæes
32
7
1
• •
..
..
2
..
3
1
1
47
Order 3.- Malarial diseases.
1 Remittent Fever
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
2 Ague
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
Order 4. — Zoogenous Discases
l Cowpox
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
2 Other Diseases
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
Order 5- Venercal diseases,
1 Syphilis
8
..
..
..
..
1
..
..
..
..
..
..
2 Gonorhæa Stricture of Urethra
..
..
..
1
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
|
Order 6.—Septic diseases
1 Erysipelas
1
• •
..
1
1
2
..
..
1
i
..
..
•
2 Pyaemia, Septicaemia
..
..
..
..
..
1
..
..
..
..
..
4
3 Puerperal Fever
..
..
..
..
1
1
..
..
..
..
..
..
Class 2. Parasitic diseases
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
1 Thrush
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
Class 3. Dirtic Diseases.
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
1 Want of Breast Milk
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
Class 4. Constitutional Diseases
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
1 Rhcuiuatic Fever .
..
..
..
1
1
1
..
1
..
..
..
4
2 Rheumatism
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
4
..
i
..
2
3 Gout
..
..
..
..
..
..
1
1
1
..
..
..
4 Rickets
3
7
..
..
..
..
1
1
1
..
..
3
5 Cancer
..
..
..
..
..
5
8
11
5
..
1
10
6 Tabes Mesenteries
18
5
1
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
32
7 Hydrocephalus
7
13
2
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
• •
24
is Phthisis
2
7
6
10
30
32
14
5
..
..
..
22
9 Scrofula
..
6
3
1
114
10 Diabetes
•j
l
• •
1
• • s
10
11 Other Diseases
1
• •
I
.. j
4
Class 5. Developmental diseases
..
• •
• •
• •
• •
..
..
l Premature Birth
18
20
2 Atelectasis
1
• •
• •
• •
• •
• •
• •
• •
• •
• •
• •
10
3 Old Age
• •
• •
• •
4
Class 6. Local Diseases
Order 1.-Nervous System
• •
• •
• •
• •
• •
• •
3
13
30
11
..
1 Inflammation of Brain
8
12
5
1
• •
• •
1
1
• •
• •
• •
31
2 Apoplexy
..
• •
• •
• •
• •
l
1 7
1
"
65
3 Insanity
• •
• •
1
7
17
12
18
0
• •
..
4 Epilepsy
• •
• •
• •
• •
• •
• •
• •
5 Convulsions
29
9
2
• •
2
3
• •
• •
7
6 Laryngismus Stridulus
3
1
..
..
• •
• •
38
7Paralysis Agitans
..
1
1
"
1
• •
• •
• •
• •
• •
4
1 Other Diseases
• •
1
• •
1
..
• •
1
..
..
..
..
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