Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Rotherhithe]
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Table No. 3
Cause of Death.
AGES.
Total
under
5
Years.
All
Age-.
0-1
1-5
5-20
20-40
40-60
60-80
80 and
upwards
II. Constitutional Diseases
Order 1.—Diathetic.
1. Gont
2
...
...
...
...
1
1
...
...
2. Dropsy
10
...
3
...
3
3
1
...
3
3. Cancer
10
...
...
1
1
3
5
...
...
4. Cancrum Oris (Noma)
1
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
5. Mortification (Senile)
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
Order 2.—Tulercular.
1. Scrofula
6
...
3
2
1
...
...
...
3
2. Tabes Mesenterica
16
11
5
...
...
...
...
...
16
3. Phthisis
92
1
6
14
30
28
13
...
7
4. Hydrocephalus
4
3
1
...
...
...
...
...
4
III. Local Diseases
Order I.—Nervous System.
1. Cephalitis (Meningitis)
6
2
2
1
1
...
...
...
4
2. Apoplexy
10
...
...
...
1
2
6
1
...
3. Paralysis
3
...
...
...
...
1
2
...
...
4. Epilepsy
3
...
...
1
1
1
...
...
...
5. Convulsions
64
10
18
5
...
...
1
...
58
6. Brain Diseases
18
3
10
...
3
1
1
...
13
Order 2.—Organs of Circulation.
1. Aneurism
2
...
...
...
1
1
...
...
...
2. Heart Disease, &c.
17
...
1
2
2
...
1
...
1
Order .1.—Respiratory Organs.
1. Laryngitis
3
...
3
...
...
...
...
...
3
2. Bronchitis
75
39
11
...
3
7
15
...
50
3. Pleurisy
2
...
...
...
...
2
...
...
...
4. Pneumonia
20
1
11
1
2
4
1
...
12
3. Lung Disease, &c.
3
1
...
...
1
...
1
...
1
Order 4.—Digestive Organs.
1. Gartritis
1
...
...
...
...
1
...
...
...
2. Peritonitis
6
...
2
2
...
1
...
...
6
3. Arcites
1
...
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
4. Ulceration of Intestines
3
...
...
...
2
...
1
...
...
5. Hernia
3
...
...
...
1
1
1
...
...
7. Stomach Disease. &c.
2
...
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
8. Jaundice
1
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
9. Liver Disease, &c.
3
...
...
...
2
1
...
...
...