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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
Clerkenwell 1869
[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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||||||||||||