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Shoreditch 1900
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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DEATHS REGISTERED FROM ALL CAUSES DURING THE YEAR ENDING
DECEMBER 81st, 1900.
DEATHS REGISTERED IN EACH SUB-DISTRICT FROM ALL CAUSES.
| 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 65. | 65 to 85. | 85 and upwards. | |||||||
| V.—LOCAL DISEASES—continued. | |||||||||||||||||
| (6) Diseases of Reproductive System. | |||||||||||||||||
| Male | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Female | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | |
| Abortion, Miscarriage | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Puerperal Convulsions | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Placenta Plaevia, Flooding | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Other accidents of child-birth | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| (7) Diseases of Bones and Joints. | |||||||||||||||||
| Synovitis, Arthritis, Ostitis, Periostitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Caries and Necrosis | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Other Diseases of Bones and Joints | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| (8) Diseases of Integumentary System. | |||||||||||||||||
| Ulcer | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Skin Diseases | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ||
| (9) Diseases of Organs of Special Sense. | |||||||||||||||||
| Ear | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Eye | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | .. | ... | ... |
| (10) Diseases of Glandular Organs | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ||||||
| VI.—DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES. | |||||||||||||||||
| Premature Birth (Debility at Birth). | 124 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 124 | 14 | 22 | 37 | 51 | 124 |
| Atelectasis | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | .... | 8 | ... | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| Congenital Malformations | 8 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| Old Age | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 61 | 10 | ... | 30 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 73 | |||