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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CAUSES OF DEATH. | AGES. | DEATHS IN EACH WARD. | SEX. | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | |
117 Bright's disease | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 6 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 4 | .. | 4 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 30 | 26 | 56 | |
118 Calculus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
119 Diseases of bladder and prostrate | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | .. | 4 |
120 Oth'r and ill-defined diseases of urinary system | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. | 2 | 4 | 6 |
121 Diseases of tenstis and penis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
122 Diseases of ovaries | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
123 Diseases of uterus and appendages | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 |
124 Diseases of vagina and external | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
125 Diseases of breast | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
126 Abortion, miscarriage | .. | .. | .. | .. | . . | . . | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 |
127 Puerperal mania | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
128 Puerperal convulsions | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
129 Placenta prsevia, flooding | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
130 Puerperal thrombosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
131 Other and ill defined accidents and diseases of pregnancy and childbirth | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 |
132 Arthritis, ostitis periostitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
133 Other and ill-defined diseases of osseous system | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
134 Ulcer, bedsore | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
135 Eczema | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
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 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | * * | 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 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
145 Burns and Scalds | 3 | 7 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 15 |
146 Poisons, poisonous vapours | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 |
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 bed | 33 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 5 | .. | 23 | 10 | 33 |
152 Suffocation, otherwise | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | 2 | 6 |
153 Falls, not specified | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | .. | 1 | .. | 9 | 15 | 24 |
154 Weather agencies | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
155 Otherwise, and not stated | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 2 |
156 Homicide | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Suicides, all forms. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
157 By poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 5 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | 10 |
158 By asphyxia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
159 By hanging and strangulation | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 4 | .. | 4 |
160 By drowning | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 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 causes | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 3 | 2 | 5 |
169 Malignant disease | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 4 | .. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 17 |
170 Abscess | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
171 Cerebro Spinal Meningitis | 3 | 1 | 1 | .... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Total | 510 | 257 | 45 | 32 | 32 | 35 | 114 | 174 | 202 | 238 | 221 | 113 | 33 | 79 | 335 | 330 | 278 | 419 | 193 | 197 | 175 | 1087 | 919 | 2006 |