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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 1870
[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 |