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Rotherhithe 1880

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Rotherhithe]

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Table (continued.)—Deaths Registered in Rotherhithe, at several Ages from Different
Causes during the 52 Weeks ending Saturday, January 1st, 1881.
CAUSES OF DEATH.
Annual
Average
1870-79
During the 52 Weeks ending 1st January, 1881.
Deaths of Persons of the Ages
All
Ages
Under 20.
20 and
under
40
40 and
under
60
60 and
under
80
80
Years
and
upwds.
Mean
Temp.
0
0.1
1.5
5.20
Mean Temperature .
0
49.1
Order 4.
1.Gastritis
1.08
1
-
-
1
-
-
-
2. Enteritis
3.2
3
1
—
1
—
—
1
—
3.Peritonitis
5.2
2
—
1
—
i
—
—
—
4. Ascites
1.4
1
-
-
—
-
1
-
5.Ulceration of Intestines
0.4
1
—
—
1
—
-
-
6. Hernia
1.7
1
—
—
—
—
1
-
7. Ileus
1.9
2
1
1
—
—
—
1
-
8. Intussusception
0.6
0
—
—
—
—
—
—
-
9. Stricture of Intestines
0.6
0
—
—
—
—
—
—
-
10. Fistula
0.1
0
-
-
-
—
1
11. Stomach Disease, &c.
3.7
3
1
—
]
—
—
—
-
12. Pancreas Disease, &c.
0.0
1
—
—
—
—
-
—
-
13. Hepatitis .
1.9
1
—
—
—
—
1
2
-
14. Jaundice
2.2
2
1
—
—
—
1
—
-
15. Liver Disease, &c .
10.2
10
1
2
2
1
3
1
-
16. Spleen Disease, &c.
-
—
—
—
~~
—
-
-
Order 5.
1. Nephritis
1.5
2
-
-
2
-
-
-
-
2. Ischuria
0.0
-
—
-
-
—
-
—
-
3. Bl ight's Disease (Nephria) .
6.5
6
—
—
-
2
2
2
-
4. Diabetes
1.2
1
—
-
—
-
1
-
5.Calculus
-
2
—
-
-
—
-
2
-
6. Cystitis
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
—
-
7. Kidney Disease, &c. .
4.3
5
—
2
1
1
—
1
—
Order 6.
1. Ovarian Dropsy
0.3
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2. Uterus Disease, &c.
0.2
1
—
—
—
1
—
—
-
Order 7.
1. Synovitis (Anthritis)
0.2
0
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2. Joint Disease, &c.
3.27
4
—
—
3
1
—
—
—
Order 8.
1. Phlegmon
2.0
4
-
-
-
-
-
4
-
2. Ulcer
-
-
—
-
-
—
-
—
-
3. Skin Disease, &c.
1.1
1
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
IV. DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES.
Order 1.
1. Premature Birth
22.2
24
24
-
-
-
-
-
-
2. Cyanosis
1.3
1
1
—
-
—
—
—
-
8. Spina Bifida
0.6
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
-
4. Other Malformations
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
-
5. Teething
7.1
6
3
2
7
—
—
—
-
Order 2.
1. Paramenia
0.1
0
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2. Childbirth (see Pueperal Fever)
2.9
2
-
—
—
2
—
—
—
Order 3.
1. Old Age
25.1
23
-
—
—
—
—
11
12
Order 4.
1. Atrophy and Debility .
32.9
30
24
—
2
—
—
—
—
V. VIOLENT DEATHS, &c.
Order 1.
(Accident or Negligence
1. Fractures and Contusions
9.47
8
-
-
2
1
2
1
2
3 Cut Stab
3.5
0
-
-
-
-
-
-
—
4. Burns and Scalds
2.7
2
-
2
-
-
-
-
-
5.Poison
0.5
0
—
—
—
—
21
—
—
6. Drowning
37.0
32
3
1
—
5
—
2
—
7. Suffocation .
5.2
-
2
-
-
-
-
-
-
8 Otherwise .
order 2.
(Homicide.)
1. Murder and Manslaughter
order 3.
(Suicide.)
1. Gunshot Wounds .
1.6
-
-
—
—
—
—
—
—
1.3
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.21
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
2. Cut, Stab .
0.75
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
3. Poison
0.53
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
4. Drowning
0.63
-
-
-
—
—
—
—
-
5.Hanging
0.77
-
-
-
-
—
—
-
-
6. Otherwise
ORDER 4.
(Execution.)
1. Hanging .
0.27
-
-
—
—
—
—
-
—
0.01
-
-
-
-
—
—
-
-
Sudden Deaths (Cause unascertained).
0.9
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Causes not specified or ill.defined
1.9
9
8
2
1
1
-
—
-