Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1900
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TABLE OF DEATHS— Continued.
AGES | Under 1 year. | 1 to 5. | 5 to 15. | 15 to 25. | 25 to 35. | 35 to 45. | 45 to 55. | 55 to 65. | 65 to 75. | 75 to 85. | 85 and upwards | Totals | |
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Nervous Diseases. | |||||||||||||
Inflammation of Brain or Membranes | 20 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | .. | 63 | |
Apoplexy, Hemiplegia | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 33 | 42 | 30 | 4 | 141 | |
Insanity, General Paralysis | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 26 | |
Epilepsy | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 9 | |
Convulsions | 80 | 9 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 90 | |
Laryngismus Stridulus | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | |
Diseases of Spinal cord | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | |
Paraplegia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
Other Nervous diseases | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | .. | 30 | |
101 | 28 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 20 | 32 | 48 | 60 | 39 | 6 | - | 368 | |
Diseases of Circulating Organs. | |||||||||||||
Peri & Endo-Carditis | .. | .. | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 13 | |
Valvular Disease of Heart | 5 | 1 | 14 | 20 | 15 | 21 | 33 | 56 | 37 | 23 | 4 | 229 | |
Other diseases of heart | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 16 | |
Aneurism | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
5 | 1 | 17 | 25 | 20 | 23 | 36 | 61 | 41 | 28 | 7 | - | 264 | |
Respiratory Organs. | |||||||||||||
Laryngitis | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | |
Croup | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | |
Asthma | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | 10 | |
Bronchitis | 71 | 36 | .. | 2 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 54 | 79 | 61 | 8 | 352 | |
Pneumonia | 61 | 60 | 9 | 11 | 21 | 24 | 35 | 39 | 33 | 23 | 3 | 319 | |
Pleurisy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | |
Other Respiratory Dis. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | |
136 | 102 | 9 | 13 | 26 | 32 | 68 | 98 | 116 | 85 | 11 | - | 696 | |
Diseases Digestive System. | |||||||||||||
Dentition | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 12 | |
Quinsy, Sore Throat | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | |
Disease of Stomach | 8 | 3 | .. | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .. | 26 | |
„ Bowels | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | 2 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 12 | |
Enteritis | 95 | 12 | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 117 | |
Obstruction of Intestines | 13 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | .. | 26 | |
Peritonitis | 3 | .. | 4 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 25 | |
Spleen | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
Jaundice, Liver Dis. | 5 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 25 | |
132 | 21 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 1 | - | 248 |