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. 8.—Concluded.
Cause of Death. | AGES. | Total under 5 years. | |||||||
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All Ages. | 0-1 | 1-5 | 5-20 | 20-40 | 40-60 | 60-80 | 80 and upwards | ||
Local Diseases—continued. | |||||||||
Order 5.—Urinary Organs. | |||||||||
1. Bright's Disease (Nephria) | 2 | ... | . . . | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ...... | ... |
2. Diabetes | 1 | ...... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
3. Calculus (Stone) | 2 | ... | ... | . . . | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
4. Cystitis | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... |
Order 6.—Organs of Generation. | |||||||||
1.—Uterus Disease, &c. | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
Order 7.—Organs of Locomotion. | |||||||||
1.—-Joint Disease, &c. | 5 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 |
IV. Developmental Diseases. | |||||||||
Order 1—Diseases of Children. | |||||||||
1. Premature Birth | 21 | 21 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 21 |
2. Cyanosis | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
3. Spina Bifida | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
4. Teething | 9 | 4 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 |
Order 2.—Adults. | |||||||||
1. Childbirth (see Puerperal F. | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Order 4.— Old People. | |||||||||
1. Old Age | 45 | . . . | . . . | ... | ... | 3 | 24 | 18 | ... |
Order 1 —Nutrition. | |||||||||
1. Atrophy and Debility | 54 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 6 | ... | 28 |
V. Violent Deaths. | |||||||||
Order 1.—Accident or Negligence. | |||||||||
1. Fractures and Contusions | 5 | . . . | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
2. Wound—Gunshot | 1 | . . . | . . . | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
3. Burns and Scalds | . . . | ... | ... | ... | . . . | ... | ... | ... | ... |
4. Poison | 2 | ... | . . . | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
5. Drowning | 28 | . . . | 1 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 1 | ... | 1 |
6. Otherwise | 4 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 |
Order 4.—Suicide. | 1 | . . . | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
Cause not specified or ill defined. | 6 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... |