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 1870.
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
5
1
...
...
...
...
6
Gastritis
2
...
2
...
...
...
4
Measles
62
1
...
...
...
...
63
Enteritis
1
...
1
..
...
...
2
Scarlet Fever
91
30
1
..
...
...
122
Peritonitis
...
1
5
2
...
...
8
Quinsy
...
1
...
1
1
...
3
Ascites
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Croup
11
...
...
...
...
...
11
Ulceration of Intestines
...
...
1
2
2
...
5
Hooping Cough
17
2
...
...
...
...
19
Hernia
...
...
...
...
3
...
3
Typhus
7
15
13
2
2
1
40
Ileus
...
...
...
...
1
...
1
Erysipelas
2
1
...
2
3
...
8
Intussusception
2
...
...
...
...
...
2
Metria
...
...
2
1
...
...
3
Stricture of Intestines
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Carbuncle
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Fistula
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Influenza
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Stomach disease. &c.
1
...
...
3
5
...
9
Dysentery
1
...
...
...
...
...
1
Pancreas disease, Ac.
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Diarrhœa
61
2
1
1
3
2
70
Hepatitis
...
...
...
1
...
...
1
Cholera
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Jaundice
1
...
...
...
2
1
4
Ague
...
...
...
...
1
...
1
Liver disease, &c.
1
...
1
6
11
2
21
Remittent Fever
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Spleen disease, &c.
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Rheumatism
...
2
2
2
1
...
7
60
354
Nephritis
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Syphilis
8
...
...
...
...
...
8
Ischuria
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Stricture of Urethra
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Nephria
...
...
3
2
2
...
7
Hydrophobia
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Diabetes
...
1
1
...
...
...
2
Glanders
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Stone
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
8
Cystitis
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Privation
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Kidney disease, Ac.
...
—
...
...
1
...
1
Want of Breast Milk
9
...
...
...
...
...
9
10
Purpura and Scurvy
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Ovarian Dropsy
—
—
—
—
—
—
Alcohol—adel.trems.
...
...
...
1
...
...
1
Uterus disease
...
...
1
1
...
...
2
,, b. intern
...
...
1
...
...
...
1
Arthritis
—
—
—
—
—
—
11
Thrush
1
...
...
...
...
1
Joint disease
1
1
...
...
...
...
2
2
Worms
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Phlegmon
2
1
...
1
...
...
4
1
Gout
...
...
...
2
...
...
2
Ulcer
2
...
...
...
2
...
4
Dropsy
1
...
2
1
3
1
8
Sken disease, &c
2
...
...
1
...
...
3
11
Cancer
...
...
2
8
9
...
19
Premature birth
20
...
...
...
...
...
20
Noma
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Mortification
...
...
...
...
2
...
2
Cyanosis
1
1
...
...
...
...
2
31
Spina bifida
2
...
...
...
...
...
2
Scrofula
12
3
2
2
...
...
19
Other malformations
2
...
...
...
...
...
2
Tabes Mesenterica
47
1
...
...
...
...
48
Teething
29
...
...
...
...
...
29
55
Phthisis
10
22
75
46
4
...
157
Paramenia
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Hydrocephalus
57
1
...
...
...
...
58
282
Childbirth
...
...
11
2
...
...
13
Cephalitis
2
1
2
...
...
...
5
13
Old age
...
...
...
2
52
20
74
Apoplexy
1
...
3
5
9
4
22
74
Paralysis
1
...
1
5
15
2
24
Atrophy and Debility
39
1
1
...
...
...
41
Insanity
...
1
1
3
2
...
7
41
Chorea
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Accident or Negligence
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Epilepsy
...
1
2
1
1
...
5
Convulsions
39
1
...
...
...
...
40
Fractures and contusions
2
1
...
2
2
1
8
Brain Disease, &c.
11
4
7
5
6
1
34
Wounds
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
137
Burns and scalds
...
1
...
...
...
...
1
Pericarditis
...
...
...
...
1
...
1
Poison
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Drowning
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Aneurism
—.
—
—
—
—
—
—
Suffocation
7
...
...
...
...
...
7
Heart Disease
...
6
9
19
12
2
48
Otherwise
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
49
16
Laryngitis
8
...
1
2
1
...
12
Murder and Manslaughter
2
...
...
...
...
...
2
Bronchitis
69
4
9
39
61
6
188
2
Pleurisy
2
1
4
...
6
...
8
Suicide
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Pneumonia
53
5
10
9
4
1
84
Wounds
...
...
1
...
...
...
1
Asthma
...
...
...
5
4
...
9
Poison
...
...
1
...
...
...
1
Lung Disease, &c.
4
...
1
2
4
...
11
Drowning
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
312
Hanging
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1185
Otherwise
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
Not specified, or ill defined
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
288
1185
1473