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[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Rotherhithe]
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| Diseases. | Under 1 Years | 2 to 5 | 6 to 10 | 10 to 20 | 20 to 30 | 30 to 40 | 40 to 60 | 50 to 60 | 60 to 70 | 70 to 80 | 80 to 90 | 90 to 100 | Totals. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Insects | 4 | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 15 |
| Fever | — | — | — | _ | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Measles | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 |
| Scalatina | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Hooping Cough | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 |
| Diarrhœa | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Bronchitis | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 15 |
| Pneumonia | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
| Phthisis | 1 | — | — | 1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 16 |
| Diptheria | 1 | — | — | —— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | l |
| Liver Disease | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Stomach Disease | 2 | — | —" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Menigitis Cerebritis and | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 |
| Acute Hydrocephalus | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Softening of the Brain | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Convulsions | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | —— | — | 3 |
| Paralysis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —— | — | 1 |
| Epilepsy | — | — | — | 1 | —— | — | — | —" | 2 | — | — | 2 | |
| Apoplexy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Amenorrhœa | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Albumenuria | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | —— | — | — | — | 1 |
| Tumour of the Uterus | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Msrasmus | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Atrophy | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Inasnition | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Malformation of Intestines | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 |
| Congenital Debility . | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Dentition | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Ulcer | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Necrosis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Syphilis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Pyæmia | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Concussion of the Brain | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Spinal Disease | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Purpura | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Anasarca | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 |
| Decay of Nature | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| 53 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 142 |