Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch, Parish of St. Leonard]
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Shewing the Causes of Death, at different ages, during the year 1862o
Deaths of Persons of the Ageso | Deaths at all ages in Shoreditch Workhouse | InSto Luke's Workhouseo | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All Ageso | Under one Yearo | Under Five Years | 5 & under 10 | 10 to 20 | 20 to 30 | 40 to 60 | Above 60 | |||
Small-Pox | 7 | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
Measles | 199 | 38 | 153 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... |
Scarlatina | 162 | 8 | 99 | 43 | 11 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
Whooping Cough | 147 | 56 | 88 | 2 | o o | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... |
Fever | 206 | 3 | 25 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 65 | 53 | 21 | 81 |
Erysipelas | 24 | 7 | 5 | ... | ... | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
Puerperal Fever | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 1 | ... | .. | ... |
Influenza | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | oo | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Dysentery | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ||
Diarrhœa | 90 | 50 | 26 | ... | 1 | 3 | 10 | ... | 1 | |
Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Diphtheria | 25 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Rheumatism | 16 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Syphilis | 9 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 |
Privation, including want of breast milk | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
Alcoholism | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
Worms, Thrush, &co | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Dropsy | 42 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 13 |
Cancer | 39 | ... | 1 | ... | 7 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 6 | |
Mortification | 16 | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | |
Scrofula, Tabes Mesente-rica & Hydrocephalus | 159 | 61 | 70 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
Phthisis | 376 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 38 | 165 | 104 | 28 | 22 | 30 |
Insanity | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Convulsions | 144 | 97 | 46 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 3 |
Apoplexy | 88 | 1 | 6 | ... | ... | 12 | 31 | 38 | 14 | 10 |
Brain Disease | 176 | 19 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 36 | 66 | 31 | 4 |
Heart Disease | 98 | ... | 1 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 35 | 38 | 6 | 8 |
Laryngitis | 59 | 7 | 45 | 6 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
Bronchitis | 301 | 63 | 62 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 45 | 113 | 28 | 15 |
Pneumonia | 234 | 68 | 113 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 2 |
Lung Diseases | 83 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 32 | 33 | 5 | 5 |
Stomach Diseases | 51 | 7 | 1 | ... | 4 | 9 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 3 |
Liver Diseases | 37 | 2 | ... | 1 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 4 | |
Bright's Disease | 15 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 10 | 2 | ... | ... |
Kidney& Bladder Diseases | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 4 |
ovarian Disease | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |||
Uterine Disease | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ... |
Joint Disease | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Skin Disease | 4 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | |
Premature Birth | 55 | 48 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
Malformations | 14 | 12 | 1 | ... | 1 | oo | ... | ... | ... | |
Teethings | 6 | 1 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Childbirth | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 1 | ... | ... | |
old Age | 121 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 120 | 3 | 18 | ||
Atrophy, Debility | 146 | 119 | 21 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
Violence | 59 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 1 | ... |
Poison | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
Drowning | 7 | ... | 2 | ... | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
Not Specified | 24 | 14 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | ... | ... |
Totals | 3287 | 741 | 851 | 122 | 106 | 356 | 493 | 618 | 204 | 225 |