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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Diseases of Urinary System. | ||||||||||||
Kidney Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
Nephritis | 1 | 2 | 3 | .. | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 3 | .. | 30 |
Bright's Disease | .. | .. | 1 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 4 | .. | 52 |
Other Kidney Diseases | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 |
Bladder and Prostate | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | .. | 12 |
2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 20 | 24 | 13 | 10 | .. | 102 | |
Diseases of Uterus &c | ||||||||||||
Disease of Uterus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Abortion, Flooding | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 |
Puerperal Convulsion | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
Ovarian Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 5 |
.. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | 12 | ||
Bones and Joints, &c. | ||||||||||||
Caries, Necrosis ____ | 1 | .. | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 17 |
Arthritis, Ostitis | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 4 |
Carbuncle, Phlegmon | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 4 |
Other Skin Diseases | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
4 | .. | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | .. | 1 | 3 | 2 | .. | 28 | |
Violence. | ||||||||||||
Accidents & Violence | 31 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 81 |
Homicide | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 |
Suicide | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | .. | 7 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 16 |
32 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 102 | |
Ill-Defined Causes. | ||||||||||||
Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 3 |
Debility and Atrophy | 154 | 5 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 161 |
Mortification | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 6 | 2 | .. | 13 |
Tumour | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Abscess | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Haemorrhage | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
SuddenDeaths (doubtful) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Causes not Specified | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | |
158 | 7 | .. | 2 | .. | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | .. | 185 | |
Totals | 954 | 562 | 154 | 205 | 227 | 290 | 349 | 397 | 514 | 332 | 126 | 4110 |