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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.Third Quarter, from October 1st, 1868, to December 31st, 1868.

TABLE OF THE MORTALITY IN ROTHERHITHE.

Third Quarter, from October 1st, 1868, to December 31st, 1868.

Diseases.Under 2 Years of Age.2 to 55 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 5050 to 6O6O to 7070 to 8080 to 9090 to 100Total.
Inquests1......22...1...1.........7
Fever...111.....................3
Scarlatina1.................................1
Measles...1........................1
Whooping Cough5...1...........................6
Diarrhœa2.................................2
Bronchitis92............1...521...20
Pneumonia2.........1...2......11...7
Phthisis11115821............20
Disease of Heart............112122......9
Catarrh.....................1............1
Croup2.................................2
Gastritis1..................1............2
Peritonitis............1.....................1
Nephritis...1..............................1
Meningitis, Cerebritis, and1.........1.....................2
Acute Hydrocephalus41..............................5
Apoplexy.....................11.........2
Cerebral Effusion...............1..................1
Cirrhosis...........................1......1
Hæmatemesis..................1...............1
Hæmoptysis..................1...............1
Hæmorrhage, PrematureChildbirth (Triplets)............1.....................1
Cancer Uteri..................1...............1
Canccr of Rectum..................1...............1
Pyaemia after Childbirth...............1..................1
Dropsy........................1.........1
Rheumatism.........1............1.........2
Erysipelas1...1...............1.........3
Albuminuria.....................1............1
Ovarian Disease........................1.........1
Intestinal Obstruction........................1.........1
Convulsions6.................................6
Dentition1.................................1
Apthæ1.................................1
Atrophy2.................................2
Marasmus1.................................2
Debility from Birth10.................................1
Angina Maligna1.................................10
Struma1.................................1
Tabes Mesenterica1.................................1
Decay of Nature........................463114
Not certified...1...............1............2
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