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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 1898
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Rotherhithe]
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| Cause of Death. | Under one year. | One to Five. | Five to Twenty. | Twenty to Forty. | Forty to Sixty. | Sixty to Eighty. | Eighty and Upwards | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phthisis | 1 | 1 | 4 | 33 | 31 | 5 | ... | 75 |
| Scrofula | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | — |
| Other Constitutional Diseases | 2 | ... | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | ... | 13 |
| Premature Birth | 46 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 46 |
| Atelectasis | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Old Age | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 17 | 18 | 35 |
| Apoplexy | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 18 | 4 | 28 |
| Paralysis | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 4 |
| Epilepsy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | — |
| Convulsions | 21 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 22 |
| Other Diseases of Brain | 1 | ... | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | ... | 18 |
| Otorrhœa | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | — |
| Diseases of Circulatory System | 1 | ... | 9 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 4 | 61 |
| Croup and Laryngitis | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
| Bronchitis ... | 20 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 30 | 2 | 82 |
| Broncho-Pneumonia | 25 | 19 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 48 |
| Pneumonia... | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 1 | ... | 28 |
| PI euro-Pneumonia | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 |
| Pleurisy | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 | ... | 6 |
| Dentition ... | 7 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 |
| Enteritis | 33 | 6 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 41 |
| Peritonitis ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 8 |
| Other Diseases of Digestive Organs | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Parturition ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Hernia (Strangulated) | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Plumbism ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | - |
| Diseases of Urinary System | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 8 | 2 | ... | 15 |
| Intestinal Obstruction | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | - |
| Diseases of Generative System | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Diseases of the Locomotive System | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Accidents—Fractures | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Wounds | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 6 |
| Burns and Scalds | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 4 |
| Poisoning- | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | - |
| Drowning | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| Suffocation in bed | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 |
| Other Causes | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | 8 |
| Suicide— | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Wounds (Cut Throat) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | - |
| Poison | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Drowning | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Hanging | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | - |
| Other Causes | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |