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 Hackney]
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HACKNEY DISTRICT-
CAUSES OF DEATH. | Deaths in whole Districts at Subjoined Ages. | Deaths in Public Institutions. | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All Ages. | Under 1. | 1 and under 2. | 2 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 45. | 45 and under 66. | 65 and upwards. | ||
Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | 40 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 25 |
Diarrhoea and Enteritis | 60 | 44 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | 34 |
Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 11 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ... | 9 |
Cirrhosis of Liver | 30 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14 | 12 | 4 | 14 |
Alcoholism. | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | 1 |
Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 85 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 37 | 27 | 50 |
Puerperal Fever | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | ... | ... | 3 |
Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 7 | ... | ... | 7 |
Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 161 | 158 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 49 |
Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 97 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 21 | 65 |
Suicides | 25 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 9 |
Other Defined Diseases | 540 | 72 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 21 | 56 | 156 | 207 | 214 |
Diseases ill-defined or unknown | 166 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 157 | 73 |
Totals | 2,720 | 426 | 88 | 76 | 98 | 112 | 353 | 679 | 888 | 1,387 |
Sub-Entries (included in above figures)— | ||||||||||
Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Poliomyelitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... |