Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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deaths registered from all causes during the year ending 31st December, 1895. | DEATHS REGISTERED IN EACH SUB.DISTRICT FROM ALL CAUSES. | |||||||||||||||||
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CAUSES OF DEATH. | AGES. | Total Deaths under Five. | Shoreditch South. | Hoxton New Town. | Hoxton Old Town. | Haggerston. | Total. | |||||||||||
Under 1. | 1 to 5. | 5 to 15. | 15 to 25. | 25 to 35. | 35 to 45. | 45 to 55. | 55 to 60. | 60 to 70. | 70 to 85. | 85 and upwards. | ||||||||
II.— PARASITIC DISEASES | ||||||||||||||||||
Thrush and other Vegetable Diseases | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
Worms, Hydatids, &c. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
III.. DIETIC DISEASES | ||||||||||||||||||
Privation | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | |
Want of Breast Milk | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
Scurvy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Alcoholism | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | |
... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | 6 | ||
IV.. CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES. | ||||||||||||||||||
Gout | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatism of Heart | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
Rheumatism | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | 4 | |
Cancer | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 10 | 17 | 11 | 15 | 7 | ... | ... | 12 | 13 | 13 | 24 | 62 | |
Rickets | 5 | 54 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | |
Anæmia, Chlorosis | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Diabetes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | l | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
Other Constitutional Diseases | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | |
V.. LOCAL DISEASES. | ||||||||||||||||||
(1) Diseases of the Nervous System. | ||||||||||||||||||
Inflammation of the Brain or Membranes | 1 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 14 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 23 | |
Apoplexy and Brain Paralysis | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | 3 | 13 | 19 | 10 | 21 | 17 | ... | 4 | 10 | 28 | 17 | 37 | 87 | |
Id sanity | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | 15 | 20 | ||
Chorea | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |
Epilepsy | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 |