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 1889
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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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Developmental | ||||||||||||
Premature Birth | 99 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 99 |
Malformations | 13 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 14 |
Old Age | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 32 | 87 | 40 | 160 |
112 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 87 | 40 | 273 | |
Nervous Diseases. | ||||||||||||
Inflammation of Brain or Membranes | 16 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 1 | .. | 84 |
Apoplexy, Hemiplegia | .. | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 31 | 53 | 28 | 5 | 150 |
Insanity, General Paralysis | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 41 |
Epilepsy | 1 | .. | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 23 | |
Convulsions | 94 | 17 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 112 |
Laryngismus Stridulus | 11 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 16 |
Diseases of Spinal Cord | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | .. | .. | 14 |
Paraplegia | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 6 |
Other Nervous Diseases | 2 | .. | 1 | l | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | .. | 16 |
124 | 50 | 13 | 11 | 21 | 22 | 38 | 55 | 80 | 40 | 8 | 462 | |
Diseases of Circulating Organs. | ||||||||||||
Peri and Endo-Carditis | .. | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 19 |
Valvular Disease of Heart | .. | 1 | 2 | y | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 33 | |
Other Diseases of Heart | 2 | .. | 6 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 28 | 41 | 68 | 20 | 3 | 206 |
Aneurism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 5 |
2 | 3 | 13 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 31 | 47 | 73 | 24 | 3 | 263 | |
Respiratory Organs. | ||||||||||||
Laryngitis | 1 | 6 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 12 |
Croup | 2 | 20 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 26 |
Asthma | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | .. | .. | 11 |
Bronchitis | 72 | 72 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 43 | 71 | 57 | 12 | 375 |
Pneumonia | 27 | 52 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 184 |
Pleurisy | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 27 |
Other Respiratory Dis. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 6 |
103 | 152 | 23 | 13 | 24 | 31 | 46 | 73 | 98 | 64 | 14 | 641 | |
Diseases Digestive System | ||||||||||||
Dentition | 11 | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 22 |
Quinsy, Sore Throat | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
Disease of Stomach | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 13 |
„ of Bowels | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 8 |
Enteritis | 5 | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .. | 17 |
Obstruction of Intestines | 2 | .. | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 26 |
Carried forward | 23 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 90 |