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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 1871

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

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Table: DEATHS REGISTERED IN CLERKENWELL IN 1871.

DEATHS REGISTERED IN CLERKENWELL IN 1871.

Under 5 Years.5 and under 2020 and under 4040 and under 6060 and under 8080 and upwardsTotals.Under 5 Yearsand under 2020 and under 4040 and under 6060 and under 8080 and upwardsTotals.
Small Pox2314194......60Gastritis3...1...1...5
Measles212............23Enteritis.........1...3
Scarlet Fever24621......33Peritonitis...122......5
Quinsy———————Ascites———————
Group7...............7Ulceration of Intestines.........1......1
Hooping Cough593...62Hernia............1...1
Typhus951063...33Ileus...111...4
Erysipelas2......2......4Intussusception......1......1
Metria......3......•••3Stricture of Intestines.........1...1
Carbuncle———————Fistula_—————
Influenza———————Stomach disease, &c.1.........2...3
Dysentery.........11...2Pancreas disease, &c.-——————
Diarrhœa62...113...67Hepatitis.........11...2
Cholera1...............1Jaundice2.........1...3
Ague——-————Liver disease, &c.111io6...19
Remittent Fever-------Spleen disease, &c-——————
Rheumatism...3121...748
302Nephritis
Syphilis9............9Ischuria———————
Stricture of Urethra......11......2Nephria......192...12
Hydrophobia———————Diabetes......1.........1
Glanders———————Stone———————
11Cystitis............3...3
Privation———————Kidney disease......1...1...2
Want of Breast Milk10...............1018
Purpura and Scurvy1.........1...2Ovarian dropsy.........1......1
Alcohol—a del. trems———————Uterus disease............1...2
,, b. intern.........2......2..................2
14Arthritis-------
Thru h3...............3Joint disease...2......1...3
Worms-------3
3Phlegmon3.........1...4
Gout-—-_———-Ulcer-------
Dropsy......l45...10Skin disease, &c.2...............2
Cancer...1117...196
Noma-—————-Premature Birth12...............12
Mortification.........16...7Cyanosis1...............1
36Spina bifida2...............2
Scrofula445.........13Other malformations2............2
Tabes Mesenterica582............60Teething30...............30
Phthisis151675416•••15347
Hydrocephalus356............41Paramenia———-———
267Childbirth...15.........6
Cephalitis31...1......56
Apoplexy115616231Old age............393372
Paralysis...1168...1672
instantly...122...•••5Atrophy and Debility5911...2...63
Chorea——————_- 631
Epilepsy...1421...8Accident Or Negligence.
Convulsions404......1...45Fractures and Contusions22...12..7
Brain Disease, &c.121264...25Wounds......————
135Burns and Scalds1...............1
Pericarditis1...............1Poison———————
Aneurism......31......4Drowning___—__———
Heart Disease151020......54Suffocation161...1......18
59Otherwise———-——
Laryngitis21...1......4- 26
Bronchitis6661251588200Murder and Manslaughter3...............3
pleurisy11123...8- 3
Pneumonia462873167Suicide.
Asthma......11......2Wounds———-———
Lung Disease, &c,21...3...6Poison......2......2
287Drowning_——————
Hanging.........3......3
1114Otherwise...1...1......2
Not specified, or ill-defined1......1......2
9
303
1114
1417