Deaths in Philadelphia from July 20th to Jlug. 2Aih, 1850. . Reported
by Mr. James Aitken Meigs, Student of Medicine.
Diseases.	Ad’ts Chil.
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Abscess of knee, .	.	1 i 0
££ liver, .	.	1 ;	0
-l lumbar vertebrae .	10
Adynamia, ...	1	1
Anaemia, ...	2	2
Apoplexy, .	.	.	12	0
Asthma,	....	4	1
Asphyxia, ...	0	1
Anuria, .	.	.	.02
Burns,	.	..10
Cancer,	....	1	0
££	breast,	..10
££	mouth,	.	.02
stomach,	.	4	0
££	uterus,	..30
Cancrum oris, ..01
Casualties, ...	4	3
Cholera, ....	2	0
Cholera infantum, .	.	0	198
££ morbus, ..50
Compression of brain,	.	1	0
Congestion of lungs,	.	2	3
££	brain,	.	8	11
Convulsions, .	.	.	0	68
££	puerperal,	.	1	0
Cramp, ....	1	0
Croup, . .	..08
Coup de soleil, ..30
Cyanosis,	... 0 4
Debility, general, .	.	10	26
Diarrhoea, .	.	.	16	48
Disease	of brain,	..18
££	elbow joint, .	1	0
££	heart,	..61
“	hip,	..01
££	kidneys,	.	1	0
££	liver,	..10
££	lungs,	..10
££	spine,	..03
££	spleen,	..10
££ scrotum, .	1	0
££ stomach and bowels, 4	2
Dropsy,	.	.	.	14	0
“ of breast, .	.23
££	head,	.	.	0	50
Drowned,	. .	.13 9
Dysentery, .	.	.	54	66
Effusion on brain,	.	.	2	11
££	lungs, ..01
Diseases.	Ad’ts . Chil.
Enlargement of heart, . 2 I 3
Epilepsy, ... 1 1
Erysipelas, .	.	.	0	2
Exhaustion, .	.	.30
Fever, .	.	.	.02
££	bilious,	..11
££	congestive,	..21
£-	hectic,	..01
1£ intermittent, .	0	1
££	puerperal,	..40
l£ scarlet, .	.	0	13
££	remittent,	..03
££	typhoid,	..45
££	typhus,	..32
Fracture, ...	1	0
££ of pelvis, ..10
Fistula, ....	1	0
Gangrene, ...	1	0
Gout, ....	1	0
Haemoptysis, ...	1	0
Hemorrhage from brain, .	1	3
l£	uterus, .	1	0
Inflammation of brain, .	2	29
££	bronchi,	.	.	1	10
lc	breast,	..10
££ cerebrum, .	0	2
££	kidneys,	..10
liver,	...	.	4	2
lungs,	.	.	10	10
££	peritoneum,	.	2	2
££	pleura,	..10
££	larynx,	..11
££	stom. &	bowels, 12	18
££	throat,	..01
Inanition,	...	2	6
Intemperance, ..50
Jaundice,	...	2	2
Malformation,	..05
££	of heart, .	0	1
Mania-a-potu,	..40
Marasmus, .	.	.	3	47
Measles, .	.06
Mortification of bowels, .	3 o
Old age, .	.	.	.	25	0
Palsy, .	.	..70
Pertussis, .	.	.	0	23
Phthisis pulmonalis, . 72 12
Poisoning, ... 1 0
Pnrnnra. hemorrhanica, .	0	3
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Diseases.	Ad’ts Chil.
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Scirrhus of liver, .	.	2,0
“	uterus .	.	1'0
Scrofula, .	.	.	15
Small pox, ...	1	3
Softening of brain, ..10
“	stomach, .	0	2
Still born, .	.	.	0	38
Suicide, ...	.40
Tabes mesenterica,	.	0:5
Diseases.	Ad’ts Chil.
Teething, ...	0	2
Tetanus,	.	.	•	|	®	*
Tuberculosis, ...	1	1
Ulceration of larynx, ,	0	1
“	throat, .	0	1
Unknown,	.	.	.	8	16
[Varicella, ...	0	1
j (Violence, ...	2	1
395 828
Total.................................................... 1223
Of the foregoing the ages were as follows :—
Under 1 year,	-	-	-	427
From 1	to -	2,	-	-	217
2	-	-	5,	-	-	100
5	-	-	10,	-	-	37
10	-	-	15,	-	-	25
15	-	-	20,	-	-	22
20	-	-	30,	-	-	81
30	-	-	40,	-	-	99
40	-	-	50,	-	-	65
50	-	-	60,	-	-	41
60	-	-	70,	-	-	54
70	-	80,	31
80	-	.	90,	-	-	17
90	-	-	100,	-	-	7
1223
Included in this number, are 84 from the Almshouse, 30 from the sur-
rounding country, and 70 people of color.