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Shoreditch 1861
[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 the 28th day of December) 1861. Males
| Deaths of Persons of the Ages | Deaths at all ages in ShoreditchWorkhouse | In St. Lake's Workhouse | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages. | Under One Year. | Under Five Years. | 5 & under 10 | 10 to 20 | 20 to 40 | 40 to 60 | Above 60 | |||
| Small-Pox | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | 56 | 5 | 49 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 |
| Soarlatina | 71 | 4 | 51 | 12 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Whooping-Cough | 224 | 89 | 124 | 9 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Fever | 110 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 23 | 18 | 19 | 11 | 12 |
| Erysipelas | 15 | 6 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Puerperal Fever | 12 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 10 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... |
| Influenza | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Dysentery | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... |
| Diarrhœa | 149 | 88 | 45 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 12 | 8 | ... |
| Cholera | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Diphtheria | 37 | 3 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Rheumatism | 14 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 9 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Syphilis | 14 | 12 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Privation (including want of breast milk) | 11 | 7 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 |
| Alcoholism | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Worms, Thrush, &c., | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Dropsy | 88 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 3 | 12 | 20 | 7 | 17 |
| Cancer | 42 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 3 |
| Mortification | 11 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 7 | 2 | ... |
| Sorofula, Tabes Mesenterica & Hydrocephalus | 201 | 75 | 99 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Phthisis | 351 | 6 | 22 | 7 | 46 | 156 | 100 | 14 | 18 | 36 |
| Phlebitis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Convulsions | 124 | 86 | 36 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 |
| Hemorrhage | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Apoplexy | 69 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 34 | 11 | 12 |
| Brain Disease | 180 | 16 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 37 | 73 | 41 | 7 |
| Heart Disease | 127 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 42 | 55 | 7 | 14 |
| Laryngitis | 61 | 9 | 43 | 5 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Bronchitis | 332 | 57 | 55 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 53 | 143 | 41 | 7 |
| Pneumonia | 207 | 81 | 92 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| Lung Diseases | 79 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 31 | 29 | 1 | 3 |
| Stomach Diseases | 55 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 5 |
| Liver Diseases | 42 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | 6 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 4 |
| Bright's Disease | 16 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 10 | 4 | 1 | ... |
| Kidney & Bladder Diseases | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 3 |
| Ovarian Disease | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | 3 |
| Uterine Disease | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Skin Disease | 5 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... |
| Premature Birth | 68 | 68 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Malformations | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Teething | 11 | 4 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Childbirth | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Old Age | 130 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 130 | 14 | 21 |
| Atrophy, Debility | 151 | 118 | 14 | 1 | ... | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 1 |
| Violence | 72 | 36 | 15 | 4 | ... | 5 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| Poison | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Drowning | 10 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 6 | ... | 2 | ... | ... |
| Not Specified | 9 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Totals | 3177 | 820 | 750 | 109 | 101 | 323 | 440 | 634 | 204 | 164 |
* During the first nine weeks of the year, the duty not being under Mr. Clark, the new cases of sickness were not distinguished.