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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Hackney 1869
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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mortality of 1869 is in reality not so excessive as it would
at first sight appear to he.
| 1859 | Under 1 year | 1 to 5 | 5 to 15 | 15 to 25 | 25 to 35 | 35 to 45 | 45 to 55 | 55 to 65 | 65 to 75 | 75 to 85 | 85 to 95 | 95 and upwards | Totals. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ... |
On examining Table 5 we find that 619, or 234 per 1000
deaths happened in infants under 1 year old; 521 deaths or
197 per 1000 between 1 and 5 years old; 189 or 72 per 1000
between 5 and 15 years; 126 or 48 per 1000 between 15 and
25; 195 or 74 per 1000 between 25 and 35; 157 or
60 per 1000
between 35 and 45; 169 or 64 per 1000 between 45 and 55;
192 or 73 per 1000 between 55 and 65; 231 or 87 per 1000
between 65 and 75; 182 or 69 per 1000 between 75 and 85;
56 or 21 per 1000 between 85 and 95; and 2 or nearly 1 per
1000 above 95 years of age. The proportion of deaths under 1
year old was not so great in 1869 as in 1868, but it was much
larger between 1 and 5 years, and between 5 and 15 years of
age. There were 117 deaths of persons of 80 years of age and
above, of which 17 occurred at 80 and under 81; 16 at 81 and
under 82; 16 at 82 and under 83; 4 only between 83 and 84;
12 between 84 and 85; 6 between 85 and 86; 10 between 86
and 87; 4 between 87 and 88; 8 between 88 and 89; 5 between
89 and 90; 9 between 90 and 91; 4 between 91 and 92; 3
between 92 and 93; and 1 above 95.