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 Clerkenwell, St. James and St. John]
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DEATHS REGISTERED IN CLERKENWELL IN 1866.
Under 5 years | 5 and under 20 | 20 and under 40 | 40 and under 60 | 60 and under 80 | 80 and upwards | Totals | Under 5 years | 5 and under 20 | 20 and under 40 | 40 and under 60 | 60 and under 80 | 80 and upwards | Totals. | ||
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Small Pox | .. | .. | 6 | Gastritis | .. | .. | |||||||||
Measles | .. | .. | .. | .. | 42 | Enteritis | .. | .. | .. | ||||||
Scarlet Fever | .. | .. | 59 | Peritonitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||
Quinsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Ascites | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Croup | 6 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ulceration of Intestines | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | ||
Hooping Cough | 92 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 95 | Hernia | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 6 | |||
Typhus | 12 | 10 | 8 | 2 | .. | 47 | Ileus | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |||
Erysipelas | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | Intussusception | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Metria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Structure of Intestine | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Carbuncle | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Fistula | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Influenza | - | .. | - | - | - | - | - | Stomach disease, &c. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | |||
Dysentery | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Pancreas disease, &c. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Diarrhœa | 70 | 6 | 93 | Hepatitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||
Cholera | 12 | 9 | 11 | .. | 45 | Jaundice | 3 | .. | .. | .. | |||||
Ague | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Liver disease, &c. | .. | .. | 12 | ||||
Remittent Fever | _ | - | - | - | - | - | - | Spleen disease, &c. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Rheumatism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||
.. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Nephritis | - | - | - | - | .. | ||
409 | Ischuria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||
Syphilis | 8 | .. | .. | .. | 10 | Nephria | .. | 2 | .. | .. | |||||
Stricture of Urethra | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | Diabetes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
Hydrophobia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Stone | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Glanders | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Cystitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | ||
Kidney disease, &c. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
Privation | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | Ovarian Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||
Want of Breast Milk | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | Uterus disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | |
Purpura and Scurvy | _ | - | - | - | - | - | - | .. | - | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Alcohol—(a) del. trems. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | Arthritis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
„ (b) intern | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | Joint disease | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
14 | Phlegmon | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||
Thrush | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Ulcer | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | ||
Worms | - | - | - | - | - | - | _ | Skin disease, &c. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | . 3 |
.. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Premature Birth | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Gout | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | Cyanosis | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
Dropsy | .. | 2 | .. | Spina Bifida | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||
Cancer | .. | 4 | 1 | 31 | Other Malformations | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||
Noma | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Teething | 26 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
Mortification | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
.. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Paramenia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
.. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 44 | Childbirth | .. | .. | 5 | .. | .. | ||
Scrofula | .. | .. | 16 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||
Tabes Mesenterica | 50 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 52 | Old Age | .. | .. | .. | .. | 53 | ||
Phthisis | 22 | 94 | 9 | .. | 192 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 95 | ||
Hydrocephalus | 33 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 38 | Atrophy and Debility | 63 | 1 | .. | . | .. | |||
.. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 66 |
.. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 298 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Cephalitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||
Apoplexy | .. | 2 | 18 | 32 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||
Paralysis | 1 | .. | 1 | 9 | 23 | 37 | Fractures and Contusions | 2 | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | 1 | 8 | |
Insanity | .. | .. | .. | 8 | .. | 7 | Wounds | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | |
Chorea | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Burns and Scalds | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Epilepsy | 8 | .. | .. | 14 | Poison | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
Convulsions | 48 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Drowning | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Brain disease, &c. | 2 | 8 | 46 | Suffocation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | |||||
.. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Otherwise | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||
Pericarditis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 20 |
.. | .. | .. | 6 | Murder and Manslaughter | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||
Aneurism .. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Heart disease | 2 | 6 | 18 | 65 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||
.. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 71 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Laryngitis | .. | 2 | .. | 8 | Wounds | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | |||
Bronchitis | 70 | 8 | 61 | 10 | 193 | Poison | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | ||
Pleurisy .. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Drowning | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Pneumonia | 48 | 5 | 4 | 4 | .. | 71 | Hanging | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Asthma | .. | 6 | .. | 11 | Otherwise | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | ||||
Lung disease, &c. | 2 | .. | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | ||||
.. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 295 | Not specified, or ill defined | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 |
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