Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Annual report on the health, sanitary condition, etc., etc., of the Parish of Saint Leonard, Shoreditch for the year 1893
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CAUSES OP DEATH. | AGES. | Total Deaths under 5. | Shoreditch South. | Hoxton New Town. | Hoxton Old Town. | Haggerston. | Total. | ||||||||||
Under 1. | 1 to 5. | 5 to 15. | 15 to 25. | 25 to 35. | 35 to 45. | 45 to 55. | 55 to 60. | 60 to 70. | 70 to 85. | 85 and upwards. | |||||||
VI.—DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES. | |||||||||||||||||
Premature Birth (Debility at Birth) | 150 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 150 | 17 | 31 | 41 | 61 | 150 |
Malformations | 14 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 |
Old Age | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 15 | 66 | 22 | ... | 13 | 25 | 18 | 47 | 103 |
VII.—VIOLENT DEATHS. | |||||||||||||||||
(1) Accident or Negligence. | |||||||||||||||||
By Falls | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ... | 11 | ... | 7 | 4 | 15 | 26 |
,, Railways | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
„ Horses and Vehicles | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ... | 5 |
,, Wounds—Gunshot, Cut, and Stab | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 |
„ Burns and Scalds | ... | 7 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | ... | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | |
,, Poison | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 |
,, Drowning | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 |
,, Suffocation (in bed) | 30 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 31 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 31 |
,, Negligence at Birth | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 |
Otherwise | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
(3) Suicide. | |||||||||||||||||
Wounds—Gunshot, Cut, Stab | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | l | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
Poison | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | |
Drowning | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | ... | 5 | |
Hanging | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
VII. | |||||||||||||||||
Causes not specified or ill-defined | 84 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 11 | ... | 108 | 16 | 42 | 41 | 56 | 155 |