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 1869.
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 | Gastritis | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | |||||||
Measles | 27 | i | ... | ... | ... | ... | 28 | Enteritis | 5 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 9 |
Scarlet Fever | 86 | 30 | 1 | •.. | 116 | Peiitonitis | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 4 | ||
Quinsy | __ | — | — | — | - | — | _ | Ascites | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Croup | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | "Ulceration of Intestines | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ||
Hooping Cough | 80 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 81 | Hernia | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | |
Typhus | 11 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 44 | Ileus | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | ||
Erysipelas | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | Intussusception | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | |||
Metria | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | Stricture of Intestines | — | — | - | — | - | - | - | |||
Carbuncle | Fistula | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||
Influenza | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Stomach disease, &c. | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | ••• | 14 |
Dysentery | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | Pancreas disease, &c. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Diarrhœa | 64 | i | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 74 | Hepatitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
Cholera | 2 | i | 1 | ... | 4 | Jaundice | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ||
Ague | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Liver disease, &c | 1 | ... | 5 | 15 | 8 | ... | 29 |
Remittent Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Spleen distase, &c | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Rheumatism | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 6 | 74 | |||||||
370 | Nephritis | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |||||||
Syphilis | V | 1 | ... | ... | 8 | Ischuria | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Stricture of Urethra | Nephria | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 7 | ||||||||
Hydrophobia | Diabetes | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |||||||
Glanders | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Stone | - | — | — | — | — | — | — |
8 | Cystitis | ... | ... | ... | ...... | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||
Privation | _ | _ | _ | — | — | — | — | Kidney disease, &c | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ...... | 3 |
Want of Breast Milk | 5 | 15 | |||||||||||||
15 | |||||||||||||||
Purpura and Scurvy | Ovarian dropsy | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | |||||||
Alcohol—a del. trems. | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | Uterus disease | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... | 6 | |
,, b. intern | ... | 1 | 1 | i | ... | 3 | 8 | ||||||||
Thrush | 10 | Arthritis | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
... | ... | ... | ... | ...... | ...... | 5 | Joint disease | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | |
Worms | - | - | - | - | - | — | - | 4 | |||||||
5 | Phlegmon | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 5 | |||||||
Gout | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||
Dropsy | 2 | 2 | ... | 3 | 6 | 1 | 14 | Ulcer | ...... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Cancer | ... | 11 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 23 | Skin disease, &c. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Noma | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...... | ••• | 1 | 7 | |||||||
Mortification | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 4 | Premature birth | 18 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 18 |
42 | Cyanosis | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Scrofula | 11 | 7 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 19 | Spina bifida | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tabes Mesenterica | 48 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 49 | Other malioimaticns | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
Phthisis | 8 | 18 | 82 | 46 | 7 | ... | 161 | Teething | 31 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 31 5° |
Hydrocephalus | 66 | 3 | 1 | .... | ... | ...... | 69 | ||||||||
988 | Paramenia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||
Cephalitis | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | Childbirth | ... | 1 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | 8 |
Apoplexy | • • • | 3 | 7 | 12 | •.. | 23 | 8 | ||||||||
Paralysis | ... | ... | 2 | 8 | 10 | ... | 20 | Old Age | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 59 | 95 | 87 |
Insanity | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | 87 | |||||||
Chorea | ... | — | — | — | — | — | — | Atrophy and Debility | 39 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 40 |
Epilepsy | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | ||||||||
40 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 52 | 40 | ||||||||
10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | ... | 27 | ACCIDENT OR NEGLIGENCE | ||||||||
, ' 1 | 133 | Fractures and Contusions | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | 5 | ||||||
Pericarditis | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | Wounds | ... | ... | ...... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
Aneurism | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | Burns and Scalds | 2 | ... | 2 | ...... | ... | ... | 4 |
3 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 18 | 4 | 63 | Poison | 1 | ... | ...... | v | 1 | |||
67 | Drowning | - | — | ||||||||||||
Laryngitis | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ...... | ... | 10 | Suffocation | 13 | 1 | ... | 14 | |||
Otherwise | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | ||||||||
Bronchitis | 62 | 1 | 4 | 31 | 50 | 6 | 154 | 25 | |||||||
Pleurisy | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 4 | Murder and Manslaughter... | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | ||
Pneumonia | 7 | 1 | 3 | 5 | ... | 60 | |||||||||
Asthma | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 3 | .... | 13 | ||||||||
Lung, Disease. &c | 1 | ... | 5 | 2 | 2 | ... | 10 | ||||||||
251 | Wounds | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |||||||
1174 | Poison | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |||||||
Driwning | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||
- | Hanging | ... | ...... | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | 5 | |||||||
Otherwise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||
9 | |||||||||||||||
Not boecified. or ill defined ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 4 | ||||||||||
4 | |||||||||||||||
338 | |||||||||||||||
1174 | |||||||||||||||
1512 |