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, Parish of St. Leonard]
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DEATHS REGISTERED FROM ALL CAUSES DURING THE YEAR ENDING
2nd JANUARY, 1892.
DEATHS REGISTERED IN EACH SUB-DISTRICT FROM ALL CAUSES.
CAUSES OF DEATH. | AGES. | Total Deaths under Five. | Grand Total. | Shoreditch South. | Hoxton New Town. | Hoxton Old Town. | Haggerston. | Total. | ||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Under 1. | 1 to 2. | 2 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. | ||||||||
Order 3—Diseases of Old People. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Old Age | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 30 | 55 | 18 | 1 | ... | 107 | 13 | 27 | 20 | 47 | 107 |
Order 4—Diseases of Nutrition. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Atrophy and Debility | 110 | 6 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 119 | 120 | 14 | 40 | 29 | 37 | 120 |
V.—VIOLENT DEATHS, &c. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Order 1—Accident or Negligence | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fractures and Contusions | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 8 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 23 |
Wounds | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ... | 6 |
Burns and Scalds | ... | 2 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 |
Poison | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
Drowning | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 6 | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
Suffocation | 30 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 31 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 32 |
Otherwise | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
Order 2—Homicide. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Murder and Manslaughter | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Order 3—Suicide. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Poison | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
Drowning | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 6 |
Hanging | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | l | 1 | ... | ... | 2 |
Causes ill-defined | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 |
Total | 802 | 319 | 264 | 136 | 106 | 169 | 230 | 262 | 284 | 302 | 139 | 27 | 2 | 1385 | 3042 | 447 | 694 | 752 | 1149 | 3042 |