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 tj 5. | 5 to 10. | 10 to 15. | 15 to 20. | 20 to 25. | 25 to 35. | 35 to 45. | 45 to 55. | 65 to 65. | 65 to 76. | 75 to 86. | 85 and upwards. | Moorfields. | Church. | Hoxton. | "Wenlock. | Whitmore. | Kingsland. | Haggeraton. | Acton. | Male. | Female. | ||
52 Lymphadenoma, Hodgkin's disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
53 Premature birth | 64 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 33 | 31 | 64 |
54 Injury at birth | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 |
55 Debility at birth | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 2 | .. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
56 Atelectasis | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
57 Congenital defects | 15 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 15 | |
58 Want of breast milk | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
59 Atrophy, debility, marasmus | 73 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 46 | 33 | 79 | |
60 Dentition | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
61 Rickets | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | 5 |
62 Old Age, senile decay | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 18 | 54 | 19 | 1 4 | 14 | 1 1 | 7 | 35 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 36 | 59 | 95 |
63 Convulsions | 14 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 15 |
16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .2 | 13 | 8 | 21 | |
65 Encephalitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
66 Apoplexy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 5 | 7 | 16 | 18 | 1 | .. | 3 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 4 | .. | 1 | 21 | 27 | 48 |
67 Softening of brain | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
68 Hemiplegia, brain paralysis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
69 General Paralysis of insane | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 4 | .. | 2 | .. | 10 | 2 | 12 |
70 Other forms of insanity | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 |
71 Chorea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
72 Cerebral tumour | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 |
73 Epilepsy | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | 5 | 1 | 6 |
74 Laryngismus Stridulus | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
75 Locomotor Ataxy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
76 Paraplegia, diseases of spinal cord | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 |
77 Other diseases of brain or nervous system | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 |
78 Otitis, otorrhœa | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 4 | 2 1 | 6 |
79 Diseases of nose, epistaxis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
80 Diseases of eye, ophthalmia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
81 Pericarditis | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 6 |
82 Endocarditis, valvular diseases of the heart | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 5 | .. | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 1 | .. | 1 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 20 | ?0 | 40 | |
83 Hypertrophy of heart | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
84 Angina pectoris | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
85 Aneurism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
86 Senile gangrene | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 |
87 Embolism, thrombosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
88 Phlebitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
89 Varicose veins | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
90 Other and ill-defined diseases of heart and circulatory system, including heart disease not stated to be valvular | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 23 | 9 | I | | 6 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 34 | 58 | 92 |
91 Laryngitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
92 Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
93 Other diseases of larynx and trachea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
94 Acute bronchitis | 29 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | .. | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 8 | j 35 | 27 | 62 |
95 Chronic bronchitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 33 | 50 | 25 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 54 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 59 | 78 | 137 |
96 Lobar, croupous-pneumonia | 5 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 17 |
97 Lobular, broncho-pneumonia | 46 | 52 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | .. | 1 | .. | 17 | 21 | 13 | 30 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 63 | 59 | 122 |
98 Pneumonia, form not stated | 18 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | .. | 1 | 1 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 1 1 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 48 | 36 | 84 |
99 Emphysema, asthma | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 |
100 Pleurisy | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 3 | 6 |
101 Other and ill-defined diseases of respiratory system | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | 2 | ... . | 1 | .. | 7 | .. | 7 |
102 Diseases of mouth and annexa | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
103 Diseases of pharynx | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
104 Diseases of oesophagus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
105 Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..3.. | ..1.. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 6 | 3 | 9 | |
106 Other diseases of stomach | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
107 Enteritis | 23 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 30 | |
108 Appendicitis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | 6 | 8 | |
109 Obstruction of intestine | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | ?, | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. | ? | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | |
110 Other diseases of intestine | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Ill Cirrhosis of liver | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 | 6 | 5 | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 24 | ||
112 Other diseases of liver | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 4 | 3 | 7 | ||
113 Peritonitis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | .. | ||
114 Other and ill-defined diseases of digestive system | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 |