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

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Shoreditch 1908

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]

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CAUSES OF DEATH.AGES.DEATHS IN EACH WARD.SEX.Total
Under 1.1 t> 5.5 to 10.10 to 15.15 to 20.'20 to 25.25 to 35.35 to 45.45 to 55.55 to 65.65 to 75.75 to 85.85 Hnd upwards.Moorfields.Church.Hoxton.Wenlock.1 Whitmore.Kings'and.HagĀ£ r.ston.Acton.Male.Female.
115 Diseases of Lymphatic System and ductless glands..............................................
116 Acute nephritis..........24..2........2..11121538
117 Bright's disease....1....631312174..4137617315302656
118 Calculus................................................
119 Diseases of bladder and prostrate............1......12....1..11....14..4
120 Oth'r and ill-defined diseases of urinary system..............11....4......1..113..246
121 Diseases of tenstis and penis................................................
122 Diseases of ovaries..............1................1..........11
123 Diseases of uterus and appendages............1..1............1......1....22
124 Diseases of vagina and external................................................
125 Diseases of breast................................................
126 Abortion, miscarriage......... .. .12............11....1......33
127 Puerperal mania................................................
128 Puerperal convulsions................................................
129 Placenta prsevia, flooding............1....................1........11
130 Puerperal thrombosis................................................
131 Other and ill defined accidents and diseases of pregnancy and childbirth............2..............1..1..........22
132 Arthritis, ostitis periostitis................................................
133 Other and ill-defined diseases of osseous system................................................
134 Ulcer, bedsore................................................
135 Eczema1................................1........11
136 Pemphigus................................................
137 Other and ill-defined diseases of integumentary system................................................
By Accident or Negligence.I
138 In mines and quarries................................................
139 In vehicular traffic..1..1..........1..........11......13* *3
140 On railways................................................
141 On vessels and docks excluding drowning................................................
142 In building poerations..................................................
143 By machinery............1..........................1..1..1
144 By weapons and implements....1......................1..............11
145 Burns and Scalds373..........1......1..31142138715
146 Poisons, poisonous vapours........2..................11............22
147 Surgical narcosis..1............1............2............2..2
148 Effects of electric shock................................................
149 Corrosion by chemicals................................................
150 Drowning..1........1..............1......1....2..2
151 Suffocation, overlaid in bed33..........................649725..231033
152 Suffocation, otherwise5............1............12111....426
153 Falls, not specified..31....1..13446116547..1..91524
154 Weather agencies................................................
155 Otherwise, and not stated..1........1..............1..........12..2
156 Homicide................................................
Suicides, all forms.
157 By poison........1....252........11422....5510
158 By asphyxia................................................
159 By hanging and strangulation......1........12............1..2..14..4
160 By drowning............1..1................11....2..2
161 By shooting............1......................1....1..1
162 By cut or stab................................................
163 By precipitation from elevated places................................................
164 By crushing................................................
165 By other and unspecified methods................................................
166 Execution................................................
167 Sudden death................................................
168 Other ill-defined and not specified causes111........11............111..2..325
169 Malignant disease1..........12274....144..311361117
170 Abscess1....................................1..1..1
171 Cerebro Spinal Meningitis311........................2....1..11325
Total51025745323235114174202238221113337933533027841919319717510879192006