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. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Under 1. | 1 to 5. | 5 to 10. | 10 to 16. | 15 to 20. | 20 to 25. | 25 to 35. | 35 to 45. | 45 to 55. | 55 to 65. | 65 to 75. | 75 to 86. | 85 and upwards. | Moorfieldg. | Church. | Hoxton. | Wenlock. | Whitmore. | Kingsland. | Haggerston. | Acton. | Male. | Female. | Total. | |
115 .Diseases of Lymphatic System and ductless glands | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
116Acute nephritis | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
117 Bright's diseases | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 9 | 17 | 23 | 21 | 3 | .. | 2 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 40 | 38 | 78 |
118 Calculus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | . | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 |
119 Diseases of bladder and prostate | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 4 | |
120 Other and ill-defined diseases of urinary system | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | . . | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
121 Diseases of testis and penis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
122 Diseases of ovaries | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
123 Diseases of uterus and appendages | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
124 Diseases of vagina and external genital organs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
125 Diseases of breast | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
126 Abortion, miscarriage | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
127 Puerperal mania | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
128 Puerperal convulsions | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
129 Placenta prsevia, flooding | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9, | 2 | |
130 Puerperal thrombosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
131 Other and ill-defined accidents and diseases of pregnancy and childbirth | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
132 Arthritis, ostitis, periostitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
133 Other and ill-defined diseases of osseous system | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
134 Ulcer, bedsore | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
135 Eczema | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | ||
136 Pemnhierus | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
137 Other and ill-defined diseases of integumentary system, By Accident or Negligence. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
138 In mines and quarries | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
139 In vehicular traffic | .. | 3 | 4 | .. | 9: | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | .. | 3 | .. | g | 3 | 11 |
140 On railwavs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
141 On vessels and docks, excluding drowning" | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
142 In building operations | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
143 By machinery | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
144 By weapons and implements | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
145 Burns and Scalds | .. | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 7 | 7 |
146 Poisons, poisonous vapours | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
147 Sui-gical narcosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | |
148 Effects of electric shock | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
149 Corrosion bv chemicals | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
150 Drowning | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 4 |
151 Suffocation, overlaid in bed | 25 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 | 6 | 9, | 1 | .. | 6 | 1 | 12 | 14 | 26 |
152 Suffocation otherwise | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .... | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 |
153 Palls, not specified | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | .. | ..1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 25 |
154 Weather agencies | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
155 Otherwise, and not stated | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
156 Homicide Suicides, all forms. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
157 By poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
158 By asphyxia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
159 By hanging and strangulation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | |
160 By drowning | .. | .. | .. | .. | .., , | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
161 By shooting | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 |
162 By cut or stab | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | |
163 By precipitation from elevate places | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 |
164 By crushing | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
165 By other and unspecified methods | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
166 Execution | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
167 Sudden death | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
168 Other ill-defined and not speci fied causes | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..1 | 9. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 9 | 1 | 1 | ..1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 7 | .. |
169 Malignant disease | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | 3 | a | 6 | 9 |
170 Cerebro Spinal Fever | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | •• | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Total | 451 | 326 | 51 | 27 | 29 | 40 | 101 | 174 | 190 | 235 | 222 | 145 | 26 | 65 | 384 | 309 | 306 | 414 | 176 | 164 | 199 | 1102 | 915 | 2017 |