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Clerkenwell 1868

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Clerkenwell, St. James and St. John]

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DEATHS REGISTERED IN CLERKENWELL IN 1868.

Under 5 Years.5 and under 2020 and under 4040 and under 60GO and under 8080 and upwardsTotals.[Under 5 Years.5 and under 2020 and under 4040 and under 6060 and under 8080 and upwardsTotals.
Small-pox4...............4Gastritis...2...13...6
Measles502............58Enteritis4...............4
Scarlet Fever69343.........106Peritonitis22...12...7
Quinsy2...............2Ascites-------
Croup171............18Ulceration of Intestines.........1......1
Hooping Cough645............69Hernia............2...2
Typhus10513io6145Ileus1...111...4
Erysipelas3...133...10Intussusception-------
Metria......1.........1Stricture of Intestines.........11...2
Carbuncle-------Fistula.........1......1
Influenza-------Stomach disease, &c.1......14...6
Dysentary-------??? disease, &c.-------
Diarrhoea93-3131101Hepatitis
Cholera8......12...11Jaundice3...............3
AgueLiver disease, &c.2...31810...33
Remittent Fever??? disease, &c..........1......170
Rheumatism......644...14439
Nephritis-------
Syphilis8...3.........11
Ischuria............1...1
Stricture of Urethra-------Nephria2......23...7
Hydrophobia------Diabetes.........1......1
Glanders-------Stone------
11Cystitis.........24...6
Privation-----Kidney disease, &c....1...11...3
18
Want of Breast Milk2...............2Ovarian dropsy.........1...1
Purpura and Scurvy-
Alcohol a del. trems.......2.........2Uterus disease......111...3
„ b. intem...21......34
7
Thrush2..................2Arthritis-------
Joint disease1112......5
Worms1...............15
3Phlegmon............1...1
Gout............2...2
Ulcer.........1......1
Dropsy......326...11Skin disease, &c.1...1...1...3
Cancer......21491265
Noma-------Premature birth32...............32
Mortification.........I2...3
42Cyanosis-------
Scrofula18314......26Spina bifida1...............1
Other malformations5...............5
Tabes MesentericaTeething38...............38
Phthisis42798496...18476
Hydrocephalus28...............28.276Paramenia-------
Cephalitis12332......20Childbirth......3.........33
Apoplexy1...2811224Old Age.........2533287
Paralysis......31014128
Insanity...141341387
Chorea...1............1Atrophy and Debility56...............56
Epilepsy...1524...1256
Convulsions43...............43Accident or Negligence
Brain Disease, &c1143135137178Fractures and Contusions1...213...7
Pericarditis113...2...7Wounds-------
Burns and scalds3...............3
Aneurism............1......1Poison----
Heart Disease3772020...57Drowning-------
65Suffocation12...............12
Laryngitis3...............3Otherwise1...............1
23
Bronchitis5811228479155
Murder and Manslaughter2...............2
Pleurisy...1412...8
Pneumonia595681...792
Asthma......263...11Suicide
Lung, Disease, &c.5...112...9
265Wounds-------
1286Poison...1...1......2
Drowning............1...1
Hanging...1...11...3
Otherwise-------6
Not specified, or ill defined2...1.........33
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