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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Rotherhithe 1878

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Rotherhithe]

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Table: Table No. 8.—Concluded.

Table No. 8.—Concluded.

Cause of Death.AGES.Total under 5 years.
All Ages.0-11-55-2020-4040-6060-8080 and upwards
Local Diseases—continued.
Order 5.—Urinary Organs.
1. Bright's Disease (Nephria)2.... . ....2...............
2. Diabetes1...............1.........
3. Calculus (Stone)2....... . ....11......
4. Cystitis2...............11...
Order 6.—Organs of Generation.
1.—Uterus Disease, &c.2.........11.........
Order 7.—Organs of Locomotion.
1.—-Joint Disease, &c.51...1111...1
IV. Developmental Diseases.
Order 1—Diseases of Children.
1. Premature Birth2121..................21
2. Cyanosis211...............2
3. Spina Bifida11..................1
4. Teething945...............9
Order 2.—Adults.
1. Childbirth (see Puerperal F.1.........1............
Order 4.— Old People.
1. Old Age45. . .. . .......32418...
Order 1 —Nutrition.
1. Atrophy and Debility5424421356...28
V. Violent Deaths.
Order 1.—Accident or Negligence.
1. Fractures and Contusions5. . .131.........1
2. Wound—Gunshot1. . .. . .......1.........
3. Burns and Scalds. . ........... . .............
4. Poison2.... . .1...1.........
5. Drowning28. . .168121...1
6. Otherwise431...............4
Order 4.—Suicide.1. . ..........1.........
Cause not specified or ill defined.63.........12......