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Rotherhithe 1899

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Rotherhithe]

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192
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
...
...
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
Pleuro-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