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 1891
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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 | 22 | 29 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 2 | Inflammation of | 96 |
Apoplexy, Hemiplegia | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 24 | 49 | 22 | 37 | 164 |
Insanity, General Paralysis | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | .. | 43 |
Epilepsy | 1 | .. | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | .. | 24 |
Convulsions | 100 | 23 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 123 |
Laaryngismus Stridulus | 7 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 12 |
Diseases of Spinal cord | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | 14 |
Paraplegia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Other Nervousdiseases | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | .. | 27 |
132 | 58 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 33 | 31 | 47 | 81 | 43 | 37 | 503 | |
Diseases of Circulating Organs. | ||||||||||||
Peri & Endo-Carditis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Valvular Disease of Heart | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Other diseases of heart | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Aneurism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
1 | 2 | 15 | 20 | 17 | 28 | 51 | 68 | 78 | 40 | 10 | 330 | |
Respiratory Organs. | ||||||||||||
Ljaryngitis | .. | 12 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 13 |
Croup | 5 | 16 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 29 |
Asthma | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | .. | 1 | 14 |
Bronchitis | 101 | 80 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 29 | 74 | 112 | 76 | 13 | 516 |
Pneumonia | 52 | 69 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 39 | 26 | 40 | 13 | 3 | 296 |
Pleurisy | .. | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 8 | .. | .. | 39 |
Other Respiratory Dis. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 4 |
158 | 180 | 21 | 26 | 30 | 39 | 76 | 109 | 166 | 89 | 17 | 911 | |
Diseases Digestive System | ||||||||||||
Dentition | 8 | 14 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 22 |
Quinsy, Sore Throat | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Disease of Stomach | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | .. | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 25 |
,. Bowels | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 7 |
Enteritis | 24 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 43 |
Obstruction of Intestines | 2 | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 22 |
Peritonitis | .. | 2 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | .. | 30 |
Spleen | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
Jaundice, Liver Dis. | 5 | 2 | .. | 2 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 6 | .. | 68 |
49 | 22 | 13 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 222 |