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City of London 1869

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of]

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Table: No. VI.—Classification of Deaths according to causes, during the four quarters of the Year1870and a Comparison with the averages of the last Ten Years.

No. VI.—Classification of Deaths according to causes, during the four quarters of the Year1870and a Comparison with the averages of the last Ten Years.

Quarters Ending.Violence, Privation, Premature Birth, and Poison.Tubercular Diseases.Convulsions and Teething.Zymotic Diseases.Pneumonia, Bronchitis, and AsthmaOthers, chiefly chronic.Total.
Phthisis.Tabes and Scrofula.Hydrocephalus.Alvine Flux.Continued Fever.Scarlet Fever.Small-Pox.Measles.Whorp- ing Cough Croup, & Diphtheria.Erysipelas.
Adults.Children.
December 18692552369262517670824191170533
Average of Ten Years.3786371035892733417284113192640
March 187034712793412182714273143180581
Average of Ten Years.4288341439232617717383160240730
June 187021622384035101403314280164479
Average of Ten Years.3587351638272415719413104181614
September 187026831534733919239637148432
Average of Ten Years.34745210331845242531828448174590
Entire Year1022531173113413455412734874113516622025
Average of Ten Years.148335158501453064101902171135144257872574

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It consisted of 575 Sheep, 114 Calves, 242 Pigs, 590 quarters of Beef, and 2,885 Joints of Meat; besides 1,102 Plucks, 407 Kidneys, 600 Tins of
Preserved Beef, 1 Case of Rabbits, 13 Deer, 12 Quarters of Venison, 175 Hares, 372 Rabbits, and 532 Head of Game and Poultry.