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—Shewing Deaths Registered in Rotherhithe, at several Ages from Different
Causes during the 62 Weeks ending Saturday. December 31, l88l.
Causes of Death.
tionata.
Annual
Average
for &3
weeks
1870-79*
During the 52 ending 1st January, 1881.
Deaths of periods Ist January. 1881
All
Ages
Under 20.
20 and
under
40
40 and
under
60
60 and
under
80
60
years
and
upwds.
Mean
Temp
0
0-1.
1-5.
5-20.
Mean Temperature
0
49.1
ALL CAUSES
777
855
204
138
59
92
119
129
27
SPECIFIED CAUSES
771
846
195
138
50
90
119
129
27
1.Zymotic diseases.
Order 1
1 small pox
Vaccinsted
15.0
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Not vaccinasted
17.0
5
-
2
1
1
1
-
No Statement
22.0
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2. Measles
3.0
7
1
4
2
—
—
-
-
3. Scarlet Fever
10.0
49
2
20
19
8
—
-
-
4. Diptheria
6.0
5
-
2
3
—
—
-
-
1. Quinsy
18.0
5
—
2
1
1
1
-
-
6. Croup
2.0
1
-
15
1
-
—
-
-
7. whooping cough
1.0
24
—
—
9
—
-
-
8.
Typhus
) 1.0
3
—
—
—
1
2
-
-
Enteric or Typhoid Fever
0.1
5
—
—
4
1
—
-
—
Simple continued Fever
0.5
1
—
—
1
-
—
-
-
9. Erysipelas
0.5
1
—
—
1
—
-
-
—
10. Puerperal Fever
0.1
1
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
11. Carbuncle
0.2
-
—
—
—
—
-
-
—
12. Influenza
0.3
-
-
—
-
—
—
—
-
13.Dysentery
0.3
-
-
-
—
-
-
-
—
14.Diarrhœa
28.0
33
10
8
6
5
2
2
—
15. Simple Cholera
0.14
3
2
1
—
-
—
—
-
16.Ague
-
-
-
-
—
—
-
—
-
17. Remlttent Fever
-
-
—
—
—
—
—
-
-
18. Rhcumatism
14.0
14
—
12
1
1
-
-
19. Other Zymotic Disease
86.1
86
20
10
15
15
20
6
2
Order 2.
1. Syphilis
4.0
2
-
2
-
-
-
-
-
2. Stricture of Ureths
01.6
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
3.Hydrohobia
0.04
-
-
—
—
—
—
—
—
4. Glemnders
0.2
-
—
—
—
—
-
-
—
Order 3.
1.Privation
0.1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2. Want of Breast Milk .
1.0
-
1
-
—
—
—
-
—
3. Purpuras and Scurry
4.0
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
4. Alcoholism
Delirium Tremens
6
—
—
—
4
2
—
—
Intemperance
Order 4
1. Thrush
1.6
1
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
2. Worms, &c.
0.1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
II. Constitutional DISEASES.
Order 1
1.Gout
4
4
-
-
—
3
1
—
-
2.Dropsy
0.6
-
—
-
-
-
-
-
-
3.Cancer
0.04
2
—
-
-
-
2
-
-
4. Cancerum Oris(Nouns)
0.02
-
—
—
-
-
—
—
—
5.Mortification
0.02
-
-
-
—
- -
-
-
-
Order 2.
1. Serofula
6.2
6
2
3
1
0
1
-
—
2. Tabus Mesebterica
13.3
15
10
3
2
—
—
-
—
3. Phtists
85.7
78
—
—
10
36
22
3
1
4. Hydrocephalus
14.1
15
5
9
1
—
—
—
-
III Local Diseases.
Order 1.
1. Ceptsllcis
10.5
12
4
5
1
-
2
-
-
2.Apepisy
21.5
29
-
-
-
1
3
14
2
3Paralysis
15.3
14
-
-
-
2
l
8
1
4.???
1.1
-
-
-
—
-
-
-
—
5. ???
1.5
3
1
1
1
-
-
-
6. ???
25.2
22
18
4
-
-
-
-
-
7. ???
29
10
-
2
-
-
4
5
1
8. ??? Diseases, &c.
Order 2.
1. ???
128
1
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
2. ???
1.64
1
-
—
1
-
-
-
-
3.Hearts Diseases, &c.
23.02
29
-
2
2
4
13
13
1
Orders 3
1. ???
4.5
4
-
1
2
1
-
-
-
2. ???
27.1
???
24
18
1
2
12
22
5
3. ???
22.2
21
-
-
2
20
4
4
-
4 .???
41.4
24
9
11
2
4
-
-
1
5. ???
???
4
-
-
-
1
6
3
1
6. ??? Diseases,&c.
2.1
6
2
2
2
2
1
1
-