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Rotherhithe 1868

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Rotherhithe]

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Table: TABLE OF THE MORTALITY IN ROTHERHITHE.First Quarter, from April 1st, 1868, to June 30th, 1868.

TABLE OF THE MORTALITY IN ROTHERHITHE.

First Quarter, from April 1st, 1868, to June 30th, 1868.

Diseases.Under 2 Years of Age.2 to 55 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 5050 to 6060 to 7070 to 8080 to 9090 to 100I Total
Inquests1.........1111............5
Fever1...1.........1...............3
Smallpox2.................................2
Scarlatina...2..............................2
Measles6.................................6
Whooping Cough81..............................9
Diarrhœa5.................................5
Diphtheria.........1........................1
Bronchitis7............1...123......14
Pneumonia31..............................4
Phthisis2......232331.........16
Croup141...........................6
Laryngitis2.................................2
Disease of Heart...............21...1.........4
Disease of Liver..................1...1.........2
Pericarditis.........1........................1
Peritonitis.........1........................1
Intestinal Obstruction...1..............................1
Cerebral Congestion......1...........................1
Apoplexy..................111.........3
Paralysis.....................2............2
Epilepsy.....................1............i
Meningitis, Cerebritis, and...1..............................1
Acute Hydrocephalus3.................................3
Convulsions12.................................12
Uterine Haemorrhage.......................................
Placenta prævia............1.....................1
Rheumatism......1......1..................2
Lumbar Abscess..................1...............1
Necrosis of Tibia........................1.........1
Disease of Hip Joint.........1........................1
Gangrena Senilis.....................1............1
Albuminuria.....................1............1
Carbuncle..................1...............1
Dropsy.....................1......1...2
Cholera Infantum1.................................1
Defective Circulation1.................................1
Syphilis, Congenital1.................................1
Premature Birth1.................................1
Decay of Nature.....................1122...6
57104671013853...128