On the causes of death in the Scottish Widows' Fund Life Assurance Society from January 1853 to January 1860 / by James Begbie.

  • Begbie, James Warburton, 1826-1876.
Date:
1860
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Credit: On the causes of death in the Scottish Widows' Fund Life Assurance Society from January 1853 to January 1860 / by James Begbie. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The University of Glasgow Library. The original may be consulted at The University of Glasgow Library.

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    TABLE. Showing (1) The Calculated Number of Lives at risk for the Semi Years from 81* December 1852 to 31* December 1859, arranged quinauennially, according to age at the commencement of the Sbptenniax Period; (2.) The A „mber of Death dunng the /mod . ■ , Diseases as Causes of Death measured by the ratio lite decrements bear to At oHginal Numbers at nri at tk respective Age,. (3.) The Causes of Death arranged Alphabetically ; and (4.) The intensity of the vari CAUSES OF DEATH. NUMBER OF LIVES AT RISK, 31st DECEMBER 1852 to 31st DECEMBER 1859- 455- Age, 13 to 25. Number of Deaths. Mortality per cent. AbscesB, . Aneurism, Apoplexy, Asthma, . Atrophy, . Bladder, Chronic Disease of, Bowels, Ulceration of, Brain, Chronic Disease of, Bronchitis, Cancer, Cephalitis, Childbirth, Cholera, . Consumption, - Cystitis, . ' . Delirium Tremens, Diabetes, . Diarrhcea, Dropsy, . _ . Dropsy (Ovarian), Dysentery, Epilepsy, . Erysipelas, Fever (Continued), Gastritis Enteritis, Gont, . _ . Hsematemesis, . Heart, Chronic Disease of, Hepatitis, Hydrophobia, Hydrothorax, . Ileus, InBanimation, . Influenza, Insanity, . Ischuria, . Jaundice, . Joints, Chronic Disease of, Kidney, Chronic Disease of, Laryngitis, Liver, Chronic Disease of, Lungs, Chronic Disease of, Mortification, . Old Age, . Paralysis, Pericarditis, Peritonitis, Pleurisy, . Pneumonia, Rheumatism, Scarlatina, Scrofula, . Small Pox, Spine, Chronic Disease ol. Stomach & Bowels, Chronic Disease of, Sudden Death, Tetanus, . Tumour, . Violent Death, Causes not specified or ascertained, Total number of Deaths, and \ percentages of Mortality, j 23 003. Age, 26 io 30. Number of Deaths. Mortality per cent. Number of Deaths. .0593 .2198 .2198 .2198 .2198 .2491 .2491 .1245 1.3699 .1245 .1245 .2491 1275. .2491 .2491 .1245 .1245 5.0551 3.8606 Mortality percent. Number of Deaths. .i706 .0784 -0784 .7843 .0784 .0784 ■5490 •1569 .2353 ■0784 1470. Mortality per cent. 1405. .1569 .0784 .2353 V84 0781 150!) .0784 .0784 5z5 97 .0080 .0680 .2721 .0680 .6122 .1361 .2041 .2041 .2041 1.0204 .0680 .0080 .4762 .008(1 .0680 .1361 .00811 .0680 .0680 .1361 .0680 .6122 .2041 .3401 .2721 .2041 .0680 .0680 .2721 Mortality per cent. I209. Age, 46 to 50. Number or Deaths. .1361 .0680 6.5984 9+ .0712 .0712 .4982 .7117 .0712 .1423 .1423 .1423 .4270 .1423 .0712 .0712 .2135 .0712 Mortality per cent. .0712 .0712 .0712 .2135 .1423 .0712 .3558 6.6899 906. Age. 51 to 55. Number of Deaths. Mortality per cent. .0827 1.1580 .0827 .4963 .2481 .2481 .0827 .4136 .7444 .0827 .0827 .2481 .1654 .0827 .8271 .0827 .0827 .0827 .0827 .5790 .6617 .2481 .8271 .0827 .0827 .4136 .0827 .4136 .0827 113 9.3462 602. Aou[ 56 to 60. Number of j Deatbs. Mortality per cent. .1104 .4415 .8830 .1104 .8830 .4415 .3311 .2207 .3311 .5519 .2207 .1104 .7726 .1104 .1104 .1104 2.2074 .1104 .1104 .8830 .2207 .1104 1.1037 .i'io4 .1104 .5519 .1104 .4415 .1104 .2207 .5519 .1104 13.465 412. Age, 61 to 65. Number of Deaths. 130 .3321 .6644 .1661 .6644 1.4950 1.4950 .1661 .1661 .6644 .3322 1.3289 .4983 1.3206 .1661 .1661 .1661 .1661 1.1628 .8306 .4983 .3322 .3322 1.8272 .3321 .3322 1.3289 .1661 .9967 .1661 .1601 Mortality per cent. 24I. Age, 66 to 70. Number of Deaths. Mortality per cent. .2427 1.9417 2.1845 .9708 .2427 .4854 .2427 .2427 .2427 1.2136 .9708 .2427 .4854 .2427 4.6116 .2427 .2427 1.6090 .2427 .4854 1.2136 .4854 .4854 2.4272 21.5939 .2427 .4854 .2427 .2427 .2427 :6.2128 .4149 4.9792 .4149 1.6597 2.9046 3.3195 1.2448 .4149 .3298 130. Age, 71 to 75. Number of Deaths. .4149 .8298 .4149 2.4896 4.1494 35 |35-2692 Mortality per cent. 40. Age, 76 to 80. Number of Deaths. Mortality pet cent. 74 3.0769 3.8461 .7692 .7692 1.5385 1.5385 .7692 .7692 8.4615 .7692 .7692 1.5385 .7692 3.8461 .7692 .7692 6.1538 9.2307 2.3077 .7692 56.9226 30 Age, 81 to 85. Number of Deaths. 2.5000 5.000U Mortality per cent. Age, 86 lo 90. 5.000H 12.5 2.5000 2.5000 2.51100 15.0000 12.5000 8957-t Ai<i. Aqe9. 75.0000 57.142 Mortality per cent, of each Disease at ail Ages. 7 122 2 1 7 5 2 6 3 2 1 5 39 4 49 25 6 29 79 975t .0335 .1228 .7480 .01 12 .0335 .0558 .0335 .7308 .4912 .3125 .1005 .0112 .1893 .7368 .0223 .0781 .0447 .0781 .0447 .0112 .1116 .0223 .1005 .5359 .1005 .0*47 .0781 1.3621) .0223 .0112 .0781 .0568 .0223 .0670 .0335 .0223 .0112 .0558 .4354 .0447 .5470 .2791 .0670 .3237 .8819 .0223 .0896 .0781 .4089 .0781 .0558 .0112 .0447 .0223 .3461 .0558 .0112 .0335 .3238 .0334 CAUSES OF DEATH. 10.8846 * Prepared by Ihe Actoart of the Society f The number of Lives at risk, and the number of Deaths which occurred during the Septennium, were as stated in the SoJ*y'<,Sexennial become payable at their Deaths, and the usual Returns of the Causes ot JJeatn were not bociety. Report, page 14, 8973 and 991 respectively. Of these 16 Persona were con received The reduced numbers are only used in the lable. nected with Assurances which did not Abscess. Aneurism. Apoplexy. Asthma. Atrophy. Bladder, Chronic Disease ot. Bowels, Ulceration of. Bruin, Chronic Disease of. Bronchitis; Cancer. Cephalitis. Childbirth. Cholera. Consumption. Cystitis. Delirium Tremens. Diabetes. Diarrbtea. Dropsy. Dropsy (Ovarian). Dysentery. Epilepsy. Erysipelas. Fever (Continued). Gastritis Enteritis. Gout. Haamatemesis. K. trt, Chronic Disease of. Hepatitis. Hydrophobia. HyJrothorai. Ileus. Inflammation. Influenza. Insanity. Ischuria. Jaundice. Joints, Chronic Disease ot. Kidney, Chronic Disease of. Laryngitis. Liver, Chronic Disease ot. Lungs, Chronic Disease of. Mort ideation. Old Age. Paralysis. Pericarditis. Peritonitis. Pleurisy. Pneumonia. Rheumatism. Scarlatiua. Scrofula. Small Pox. Spine, Chronic Diser.se of. Stomach & Bowels, Chronic Disease of. Sudden Death. Tetanus. Tumour. Violent Death. . Causes not specified or ascertained. ( Total number of Deatbs, and \ percentages of Mortality-