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Lewisham 1889

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Table: TABLE IIIDeaths registered from all cruses during the Year, 1889.Note- The Deaths of non-Residents occuring in Public Institutions situated in the District are excludedand the deaths of Residents occuring in Public Institutions situated beyond the limits of the Districts,are included.

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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. DirticDiseases.		..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
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	..	..	..	..	3

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Lewisham 1889

Table: TABLE IIIDeaths registered from all cruses during the Year, 1889.Note- The Deaths of non-Residents occuring in Public Institutions situated in the District are excludedand the deaths of Residents occuring in Public Institutions situated beyond the limits of the Districts,are included.