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Rotherhithe 1877

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Rotherhithe]

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Table: TABLE OF THE MORTALITY IN ROTHERHITHE.First Quarter, from July 1st, 1877, to September 30th, 1877.

TABLE OF THE MORTALITY IN ROTHERHITHE.

First Quarter, from July 1st, 1877, to September 30th, 1877.

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 100Total.
Inquests211...62......1.........13
Fever....................................0
Smallpox....................................0
Scarlatina....................................1
Measles41....... . ......................5
Whooping Cough5.................................5
Puerperal Fever..................1......1......1
Croup...2..............................2
Diarrhœa11.........1.........1.........13
Summer Cholera...............1...1............2
Meningitis51...1.....................7
Encephalitis.........1........................2
Bronchitis3..................222......9
Pneumonia2...............11............3
Disease of Brain........................1.........1
Congestion of Brain1.................................1
Softening of Brain1..................1............2
Apoplexy...............11......1114
Hemiplegia........................1.........1
Hydrocephalus1.................................1
Convulsions14..............................115
Disease of Heart...............331............7
Aneurism of Aorta........................1.........1
Hœmoptysis............1.....................1
Hœmorrage after Parturition............1.....................1
Disease of Liver...............1..................1
Congestion ,,...............1..................2
Enlargement „........................1.........1
Cirrhosis..................11............2
Phithisis...............521............12
Cancer of Uterus...............1..................1
„ Ascending Colon........................1.........1
„ Asophagus.....................1............1
„ Abdomen........................1.........1
Erysipelas3.....................1.........4
Pyœcemia....................................1
Albuminuria........................1.........1
Phlegmonous abscess of foot...........................1......1
Morbus Coxæ....................................2
Hernia Strangulated...........................1......1
Stricture of Urethra.....................1............1
Congenital Debility....................................4
Cholera Infant....................................2
Tabes Mesenterica...1...1........................9
Marasmus6.................................6
Cyanosis1.................................... 1
Atrophy1.................................1
Senile Decay...........................52...7
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