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 1893
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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 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | .. | .. | 19 |
Nephritis | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | 23 |
Bright's Disease | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 3 | .. | 48 |
OtherKidney Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
Bladder and Prostate | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 17 | 14 | 28 | 6 | l | 104 | |
Diseases of Uterus &c | ||||||||||||
Disease of Uterus | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 7 |
Abortion, Flooding | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 |
Puerperal Convulsion | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 |
Ovarian Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | .. | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 17 | |
Boxes and Joints, &c. | ||||||||||||
Caries, Necrosis | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 6 |
Arthritis, Ostitis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Carbuncle, Phlegmon | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
Other Skin Diseases | 4 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 |
5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | 16 | |
Violence. | ||||||||||||
Accidents & Violence | 25 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 4 | .. | 112 |
Homicide | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Suicide | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | .. | .. | 20 |
25 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 5 | 4 | .. | 134 | |
Ill-Defined Causes. | ||||||||||||
Dropsy | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | l | 6 |
Debility and Atrophy | 109 | 4 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 177 |
Mortification | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | l | 6 |
Tumour | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Abscess | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 8 |
Haemorrhage | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 17 |
SuddenDeaths (doubtful) | 4 | .. | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 60 |
Causes not Specified | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 4 |
178 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 280 | |
Totals | 1043 | 082 | 289 | 208 | 276 | 326 | 354 | 423 | 484 | 402 | 83 | 4570 |