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Shoreditch 1859
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch, Parish of St. Leonard]
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TABLE I.
Mortality-Returns of Shoreditch for the Year ending Saturday, 31st day of December, 1859. Male and Female.
| Deaths of Persons of the ages | Deaths at all ages in Shoreditch Workhouse | In Saint Luke's Workhouse | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages | Under 1 year | Under 5 years | 5 & under 10 | 10 to 20 | 20 to 40 | 40 to 60 | Above 60 | |||
| Small-pox | 87 | 28 | 24 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | 39 | 6 | 33 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
| Scarlatina | 185 | 9 | 107 | 54 | 10 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Whooping Cough | 87 | 30 | 54 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 |
| Fever | 108 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 23 | 17 | 21 | 7 | 17 |
| Pyosmia | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Erysipelas | 8 | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Puerperal Fever | 12 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 10 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Influenza | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Dysentery | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | 1 |
| Diarrhœa | 194 | 133 | 36 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 6 | ... |
| Cholera | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Diptheria | 26 | 3 | 18 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Rheumatism | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Syphilis | 6 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Privation including want of breast milk | 7 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Alcoholism | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | ... |
| Dropsy | 42 | ... | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 6 | 6 |
| Cancer | 35 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 5 |
| Mortification | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | ... |
| Scrofula, Tabes Mesenterica, and Hydrocephalus | 141 | 50 | 62 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 7 | ... | 6 | 1 |
| Phthisis | 358 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 34 | 183 | 90 | 17 | 20 | 16 |
| Carbuncle | 8 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ... |
| Convulsions | 116 | 89 | 26 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 |
| Apoplexy | 47 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 4 | 17 | 24 | 6 | 5 |
| Brain Disease | 221 | 20 | 33 | 7 | 10 | 29 | 43 | 79 | 47 | 11 |
| Heart Disease | 84 | ... | ... | 6 | 4 | 20 | 28 | 26 | 5 | 4 |
| Laryngitis | 36 | 7 | 24 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Bronchitis | 232 | 43 | 30 | 1 | ... | 10 | 48 | 100 | 31 | 10 |
| Pneumonia | 163 | 63 | 65 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 2 |
| Lung Diseases | 57 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ... | 8 | 18 | 22 | 1 | 5 |
| Stomach Diseases | 70 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 1 |
| Liver Diseases | 40 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 15 | 19 | 1 | 2 |
| Bright's Disease | 11 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | ... | ... |
| Kidney and Bladder Diseases | 11 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 7 | ... | ... |
| Ovarian Disease | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Uterine Disease | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Skin Disease | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Premature Birth | 39 | 39 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Malformations | 11 | 9 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Teething | 19 | 10 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Childbirth | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 4 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Old Age | 119 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 118 | 10 | 12 |
| Atrophy, Debility | 152 | 111 | 20 | 5 | ... | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 |
| Asphyxia | 5 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Violence | 38 | 13 | 8 | 3 | ... | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | ... |
| Poison | 7 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Drowning | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Not Specified | 39 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | ... | ... |
| 2922 | 727 | 604 | 156 | 103 | 383 | 394 | 554 | 182 | 117 | |