The Glasgow bills of mortality for 1841 & 1842 : drawn up by appointment and under the authority of the Lord Provost, magistrates and town council / by Alexander Watt.

Date:
1844
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Credit: The Glasgow bills of mortality for 1841 & 1842 : drawn up by appointment and under the authority of the Lord Provost, magistrates and town council / by Alexander Watt. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. The original may be consulted at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.

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    Tart Exhibiting tlio Total number of Fatal Cases of Disease that occurred in the City and Suburbs of Glasgow ini Periods of life at which they took place, also the average annual amount of Deaths by these Diseases aaA which the average number of Deaths from the several Diseases bear to the average number of Deaths durj November. Mean 3Populi DISEASE8. No. A G E S. Under 1 Yeur. 1 and under 2 2 and under 5 5 and under 10 10 and under 15 15 and under 20 20 and under 30 30 and under 40 40 Jnd u» 50 M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. - «. Accidents 1 1 1 2 1 6 9 7 3 2 3 5 1 12 l 23 3 8 Aged . 2 Asthma . 3 . • . . 1 1 • . 1 2 1 3 l 2 7 8 Bowel Complaints ♦ 4 173 130 47 46 18 16 4 5 . . 1 . , 1 2 2 1 2 4 J Catarrh 5 3 3 1 1 , , 1 2 1 , , 1 1 I Child-birth • G 2 22 16 Croup . 7 16 14 22 12 16 16 3 2 Decline • 8 29 23 30 29 27 22 21 9 13 11 15 24 55 60 54 46 31 |j Dropsy . 9 7 1 3 4 9 2 5 5 1 4 4 • , 7 5 6 9 13 Fever • U> 12 3 12 15 20 21 12 21 7 8 14 12 53 42 68 43 07 I Head, of 11 29 23 20 20 27 19 13 9 1 2 • • 2 1 , . 11 3 Heart, of • 12 1 . . 1 1 1 . , 2 • • . . 4 2 5 ' 2 3 I Hooping Cough , 13 48 42 34 39 32 35 4 7 Inflammation , 14 33 33 36 18 23 14 10 8 2 3 6 5 19 18 15 18 15 Measles 15 31 38 59 50 92 84 20 20 2 1 • • 1 . . 1 Nervous 1G 14 2 1 1 , . , , 1 , , 2 2 2 , . 4 • • ill Scarlet Fever 17 15 13 23 22 38 32 21 21 2 5 • • 1 1 , , , . 1 • * II Small-Pox . • 18 56 46 33 42 38 39 9 8 , , 3 1 3 12 2 1 1 • • LI Miscellaneous 19 12 9 5 6 4 3 6 3 2 1 4 1 12 12 7 8 8 Total ascertained 20 480 381 330 308 350 314 138 123 34 44 52 54 183 170 193 163 1 66 Not ascertained • 21 2G 25 9 12 9 10 5 5 3 3 3 4 6 5 Total • 22 506 406 339 320 359 324 143 128 34 44 55 57 186 174 199 168 174 Total Male and Female jjeainsi under 5 years; 5 and under 20; 20 > 1204 1050 232 229 681 623 and under 60; and 60 and upward) Grand Total Deaths at same ages 2254 461 1309 Average Annual Deaths at do. 322 6of 187 December. TAI Accidents l 1 1 2 1 3 4 5 9 7 6 .. 25 1 11 1 5 f Aged . 2 . . ij' Asthma . 3 , . 1 4 • • 1 3 6 5 12 Bowel Complaints 4 170 137 47 50 18 13 5 6 1 1 2 . . 3 2 4 6 3 5 2 1 2 ] 1 2 1 2 1 Child-birth 6 2 . . 16 24 . . Croup 7 15 16 22 16 12 15 3 4 1 Decline 8 37 36 33 32 37 36 16 21 ll 19 24 29 55 55 59 52 a Dropsy . 9 6 1 1 2 5 6 0 2 7 2 3 1 7 7 6 10 i< Fever 10 7 3 14 6 23 23 26 19 14 15 31 37 66 52 S4 51 7 J Head, of 11 31 24 23 25 27 27 11 6 3 3 3 • • 5 4 6 5 If Heart, of . 12 . . . . 1 1 2 1 2 . . 3 1 . . . . 1 • • 3 1 Hooping Cough 13 49 52 59 47 32 42 7 14 . . 2 Inflammation 14 49 30 23 25 26 16 8 17 6 3 7 7 20 25 9 9 Measles . 15 29 32 66 65 73 67 24 20 3 3 . . 1 . . • • . • • • Nervous 10 4 4 2 . , 5 2 1 1 1 . . . . 1 1 1 • • 1 Scarlet Fever 17 8 13 24 27 44 31 24 32 5 5 1 1 . • 2 1 • • • • Small-Pox 18 36 30 36 41 45 39 9 9 1 2 3 3 6 6 1 2 Miscellaneous 19 14 9 5 7 6 8 4 1 6 2 3 5 S 7 5 11 Total ascertained 20 458 389 358 346 358 330 152 161 69 5S 88 88 198 1S3 196 180 19! Not ascertained . 21 28 27 7 4 14 10 3 2 2 2 3 6 4 9 5 1 Total 22 486 416 365 350 372 340 155 163 71 58 90 91 204 187 205 185 21 Total Male and Female Deaths 'k 780 under 5 years; 5 and under 20; 20 V 1223 1106 316 3114 711 and under 60; and 60 and upward) Grand Total Deaths at same ages 2329 628 1491 8C 213 A