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The deaths of persons aged from 35 to 45 years numbered 219 ; phthisis caused
67 deaths, alcoholism 6, cancer 16, apoplexy 7, heart disease 19, pneumonia 29,
bronchitis 13, cirrhosis of the liver 7, and violence 7, including three cases of suicide.
Of 228 persons aged between 45 and 55 years, 56 were attributed to consumption,
5 to intemperance, 17 to cancer, 16 to apoplexy, 27 to heart disease, 9 to
pneumonia, 21 to bronchitis, 12 to Bright's disease, and 8 to violence, including one
case of suicide.
There were 118 deaths of persons aged between 55 and 60 years; 12 of these
were attributed to phthisis, 12 to cancer, 8 to apoplexy, 17 to heart disease, 7 to
pneumonia, 17 to bronchitis, 7 to cirrhosis of the liver, 6 to Bright's disease, and 4
to violence.
Of persons aged between 60 and 70 years there were 240 deaths ; 7 of these
were attributed to influenza, 12 to phthisis, 3 to erysipelas, 16 to cancer, 20 to
apoplexy, 26 to heart disease, 53 to bronchitis, 18 to pneumjnia, 11 to Bright's
disease, 11 to old age, and 9 to various forms of violence, including one case of
homicide and three of suicide.
There were 248 deaths of persons aged from 70 to 85 years; influenza caused 6,
cancer 9, apoplexy 19, heart disease 20, bronchitis 50, pneumonia 9, violence 5, and
old age 86.
Of the 27 deaths of persons aged 85 years and upwards, 18 were attributed to
old age, 2 to diarrhoea, 2 to disease of the nervous system, 1 to heart disease, 3 to
bronchitis, and 1 to malignant disease.
Zymotic diseases accounted for 891 deaths, as compared with 874 in 1897, 866
in 1896, 950 in 1895, 759 in 1894, and 1,048 in 1893 ; these will be dealt with later.
Local diseases (see Appendix, tables XXIX and XXX) accounted for 1,188 deaths,
as compared with 1,202 in 1897, 1,194 in 1896, 1,347 in 1895, 1,132 in 1894, and 1,446
in 1893. Of these, diseases of the respiratory organs caused 536 deaths, as compared
with 542 last year. Most of these resulted from bronchitis and pneumonia, which
were more prevalent in Shoreditch during the first quarter of the year. The deaths
from pneumonia numbered 237 as against 234 last year. The deaths from bronchitis
numbered 275 as compared with 285 in 1896.
Diseases of the nervous system accounted for 301 deaths, including 91 from
convulsions, 77 from apoplexy, 35 from various forms of insanity, and 14 from
diseases of the spinal cord.
Diseases of the circulatory system accounted for 153 deaths, 38 of which were
attributed to valvular disease of the heart, and 100 to heart disease not stated to be
due to valvular affection. There were 5 deaths from pericarditis, and 6 from aneurism.