Medical statistics : being a series of tables showing the mortality in Philadelphia and its causes / by Gouverneur Emerson.

  • Emerson, G. (Gouverneur), 1796-1874.
Date:
[1827?]
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Credit: Medical statistics : being a series of tables showing the mortality in Philadelphia and its causes / by Gouverneur Emerson. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The deaths from Asthma, were most numerous after the age of pu- berty, and especially so between the 60th and 80th years. The greatest number of deaths by Cancer and Scirrhus occurred between the ages of 40 and 50. Of Consumption, the greatest mortality appears between the 30th and 40th years. Dropsy of the Brain, exhibits the highest amount of deaths under the first year. Dropsy of the Chest, between the 40th and 50th years, and Dropsies of kinds not designated, (chiefly Anasarca and Ascites,) between the 30th and 50th years. Of Epilepsy, most of the deaths reported, are included between the period of puberty and the 60th year. Scarlet Fever, appears to have been chiefly fatal between the 2d and 20th years. Fevers, of other descriptions, exhibit the greatest mortality between the ages of 20 and 50. Of Gravel and Stone, most of the deaths are included between the 40th and 90th years. Of Hemorrhages, the mortality is much the greatest between the 20th and 50th years. Of Insanity, most of the deaths occurred between 30 and 40. Of Inflammation of the Brain, the deaths were most numerous from early infancy to the age of 40. Of Inflammation of the Lungs and Chest, the highest number appears under the first year, but of the deaths which occurred from this form of inflammation in the latter stages of life, the greatest amount is between 30 and 40. From pu- berty however, to the most advanced age, the mortality appears to have maintained a regular ratio to the population. Of inflammation of the Stomach and Bowels, the deaths appear to have been much more common to the early stages of life, the highest number being under one year, and next greatest between the 20th and 30th years. 01 inflammation of the Liver, most deaths are recorded between the 20th and 60th years. Of inflammation of the Bladder, between the 50th and 60th years. Of Erysipelatous Inflammation, much the greatest number of deaths are reported under the first year, and of those which occurred after the age of puberty, the most were between the 30th and 50th years. The highest number of deaths by Palsy, appears between the 60th and 70th years, and nearly four-fifths of the whole amount reported, are in the period between the 40th and 90th years. Most of the deaths from Rheumatism, occurred between the ages of 30 and 50. , . . man The number of deaths from Scrofula, is nearly the same at e*er>