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Shoreditch 1879

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch, Parish of St. Leonard]

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VESTRY OF THE PARISH OF SAINT LEONARD, SHOREDITCH.

TABLE OIF DEATHS.

DEATHS REGISTERED FROM ALL CAUSES DURING THE YEAR ENDING 25TH MARCH, 1880.DEATHS REGISTERED IN EACH SUB-DISTRICT FROM ALL CAUSES.DEATHS REGISTERED FROM ALL CAUSES DURING THE YEAR ENDING 25TH MARCH, 1880.DEATHS REGISTERED IN EACH SUB-DISTRICT FROM ALL CAUSES.
CAUSES OF DEATH.AGES.HolywellSt. LeonardHoxton New TownHoxton Old TownHaggerston WestHaggerston EastTotal.CAUSES OF DEATH.AGES., Holywell St. Leonard Hoxton New Town Hoxton Old Town Haggerston West Haggerston EastTotal.
Under 11 to 22 t0 55 to 1515 to 2525 to 3535 t0 4545 to 5555 to 6565 to 7575 to 8585 to 9595 and upwards.Under 11 to 22 to 55 to 1515 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 &to 6565 to 75 75 to 85 85 to 9595 and upwaids
(Classes)Brought forward70235619412187134191188224215687..1412806314486373502487
I.—ZYMOTIC DISEASES.
11.—CONSTITUTIONAL.III.—LOCAL DISEASES—Continued.
III.—LOCAL.
IV.- DEVELOPMENTAL.
V.—VIOLENT DEATHS.Order 4.—Digestive Organs.
(Not Specified.)Gastritis....1....11..4........1111..37
Enteritis1331..13..122......25296226
I.—ZYMOTIC DISEASES.Peritonitis3......421112......32171..14
Ascites............1..................1....1
Ulceration of Intestines........................................
Order I.—Miasmatic.Hernia......................................
Small Pox1....131..................5....16Ilcus............1..................1....1
Measles3255432..................72035223117132Intussusception................1..............1....1
Scarlet Fever (Scarlatina)3131818221............6771416757Stricture of Intestines........12132..........122139
Diphtheria4144..................12142313Fistula........................................
Quinsy........................................Stomach Disease, &c.111..1..15..3......13152113
Croup486......................4541418Pancreas Disease, &c.........................................
Whooping Cough7652223..................42120313533153Hepatitis..........1..2..........1..11....3
Typhus..........1......................1..1Jaundice1..............1............1..1..2
Enteric or Typhoid Fever....36..21............1..245315Liver Disease, &c.........2387932....32679734
Simple Continued Fever......1........................1....1Spleen Disease, &c.112........24......12213312
Erysipelas51......11....1........111339
Puerperal Fever (Metria)........221..............111115Order 5.—Urinary Organs.
Carbuncle............1....................1..1Nephritis......2....1................2..1..3
Influenza........................................Ischuria........................................
Dysentery........................................Brights Disease (Nephria)....1......21311......11..349
Diarrhœa501111......3273....511201718778Diabetes..........1................1........1
Simple Cholera1............................1......1Calculus (Stone)........................................
Ague........................................Crystitis........................................
Remittent Fever1................................1..1Kidney Disease, &c.......21..211..21....132..410
Rheumatism......1..42..22......11422111Order 6.—Organs of Generation.
Other Zymotic Diseases......2....1..111....11211..6
Order 2.—Enthetic.Ovarian Dropsy........................................
Uterus Disease, &c...........1121..........1121..5
Syphilis10..........................1..34210
Stricture of Urethra......................................Order 7.—Organs of Locomotion.
Hydrophobia........................................Synovitis (Arithritis)........................................
Glanders......................................Joint Disease, &c...1131..3..211........135413
Order 3.—Dietic.Order 8.—Integumentary System.
Privation........................................Phlegmon........................................
Want of Breast Milk3..............................21..3Ulcer..1............1................112
Purpura and Scurvy....1........................1......1Skin Disease, &c.............1....2..........111..3
Alcoholisma Del. Tremens..........352..........11114210IV.—DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES.
b Intemperance........................................
Order 4.—Parasitic.Order 1.—Diseases of children.
Thrush3............................3......3Premature Birth58........................551810101058
Worms, &c.........................................Cyanosis........................................
II.—CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES.Spina Bifida........................................
Other Malformations........................................
Order 1.—Diathetic.Teething144......................11346318
Gout..............12..1......1111..4Order 2.—Diseases of Adults.
Dropsy........1..1112........213....6Paramenia........................................
Cancer....1......810772....458212435Child-birth (See Puerperal Fever)........................................
Cancrum Oris (Noma)........................................Order 3.—Diseases of Old People.
Mortification........................................
Tumours and Abscesses321..2..13..5......21634117Old Age................185611738667841810317235
Order 2.—Tubercular.Order 4.—Diseases of Nutrition.
Scrofula........................................Atrophy and Debility100........................21223252216100
Tabes Mesenterica5318534................882216131883
Phthisis11911223768704048......1331605910730300V.—VIOLENT DEATHS, &c.
Hydrocephalus and Tubercular Meningitis3219218413..1........7101922181389
III—LOCAL DISEASES.Order 1.—Accident or Negligence.
Fractures and Contusions....43..2132..1....238..2318
Wounds........................................
Order 1—Nervous System.Burns and Scalds..3..............................123
Cephalitis4321....................2223110Poison....1........1..........1......1..2
Apoplexy..1........541???8..1..527213130Drowning......2..........................112
Paralysis..........1591???2071..3..24221353Suffocation26......1....11........12686629
Insanity..................???....................Otherwise..............1....................11
Chorea..1..............???................1..1Order 2.—Homicide.
Epilepsy......1..2....2???12....11621..11
Convulsions94226..1........???........111626302416123Murder and Manslaughter........................................
Brain Disease, &c15114224896???52....361411231168
Order 2.—Organs of Circulation.???Order 3.—Suicide.
Wounds: Gunshot, Cut, Stab............1..1........1......1..2
Pericarditis......12....11???............113..5Poison........111..............1..2....3
Aneurism..................???......................Drowning......1......21..................44
Heart Disease, &c.28112510212930???279....51237205129154Hanging......1..1131..........3211..7
Order 3.—Respiratory Organs.Otherwise........................................
Laryngitis6122....1....1......1342..313Order 4.—Execution.
Bronchitis1254919129l627511093355..23611918013153545Hanging........................................
Pleurisy..............1..1..............112Violent Deaths (not classed)........................................
Pneumonia7451141271421151975....122143465661239Sudden Deaths (cause unascertained)........................................
Asthma............13871....23563120Caused not specified or ill-defined........................................
Lung Disease, &c.902096224423......142634242420142
Carried forward70235619412187134191188224215687..1412806314486373502487Total9193702061341001522192252782911924661723348015608264453138