London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Shoreditch 1899

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]

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There were 92 deaths of children aged between five and 15 years; 11 of
these were caused by diphtheria, 18 by various forms of tuberculosis, five by enteric
fever, 11 by heart disease, and eight by violence.
There were 104 deaths of persons aged between 15 and 25 years, of these
eight were the result of enteric fever, 34 of consumption, 18 of heart disease, and 12
of pneumonia.
Of persons aged from 25 to 35 years there were 159 deaths; of these six were
caused by enteric fever, 61 by consumption, 15 by heart disease, 13 by pneumonia,
and 10 by violence including one case of homicide and two of suicide.
The deaths of persons aged between 35 and 45 years numbered 233, of which 66
were attributed to consumption, 6 to intemperance, 8 to cancer, 28 to heart disease,
37 to pneumonia, eight to Bright's disease, 14 to apoplexy, and five to violence including
one case of suicide.
Of the 292 deaths amongst persons between 45 and 55 years of age, 52 were
attributed to consumption, 21 to cancer, 13 to apoplexy, 35 to heart disease, 46 to
bronchitis, 30 to pneumonia, 8 to cirrhosis of the liver, 22 to Bright's disease, and
six to violence, including a case of suicide.
Of the 138 deaths amongst persons between the age of 55 and 60 years, 14 were
caused by consumption, 11 by cancer, 13 by apoplexy, 18 by heart disease, 25 by
bronchitis, 19 by pneumonia, 14 by Bright's disease, and two by violence, including a
case of suicide.
Of persons aged from 60 to 70 years, there were 302 deaths; of these six resulted
from influenza, 6 from diarrhoea, 13 from consumption, 8 from erysipelas and blood
poisoning, 25 from cancer, 22 from apoplexy, 41 from heart disease, 67 from bronchitis,
20 from pneumonia, 15 from Bright's disease, 19 from old age, and 12 from various
forms of violence, including one case of suicide.
Of the 276 deaths of persons aged from 70 to 85 years, five were caused by influenza,
5 by diarrhoea, 9 by cancer, 24 by paralysis, 29 by heart disease, 62 by bronchitis,
16 by pneumonia, and 80 were attributed to old age.
Of the 29 deaths of persons over 85 years of age, 19 were the result of old age,
8 of bronchitis, 1 was attributed to inflammation of the brain, and 1 to heart
disease.
Zymotic diseases will be dealt with later on.