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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
Shoreditch 1892
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch, Parish of St. Leonard]
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| DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES DURING THE YEAR ENDING 31st DECEMBER, 1892. | DEATHS IN EACH SUB-DISTRICT. | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAUSES OF DEATH. | AGES. | Total Deaths under Five. | Shoreditch South. | Hoxton New Town. | Hoxton Old Town. | Haggerston. | Total. | ||||||||||
| Under 1. | 1 to 5. | 5 to 15. | 15 to 25. | 25 to 35. | 35 to 45. | 45 to 55. | 55 to 60. | 60 to 70. | 70 to 85. | 85 and upwards. | |||||||
| (9) Diseases of Organs of Special Sense. | |||||||||||||||||
| Ear | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | .. | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 |
| Nose | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| (10) Diseases of Glandular Organs | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 4 |
| VI.—DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES. | |||||||||||||||||
| Premature Birth (Debility at Birth) | 154 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 154 | 18 | 44 | 31 | 61 | 154 |
| Malformations | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | ... | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | |
| Old Age | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14 | 75 | 20 | ... | 14 | 31 | 19 | 45 | 109 |
| VII.—VIOLENT DEATHS, &c. | |||||||||||||||||
| (1) Accident or Negligence. | |||||||||||||||||
| Bv Falls | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | ... | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 18 |
| ,, Horses and Vehicles | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| ,, Wounds—Gunshot, Cut, and Stab | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 3 |
| By Burns and Scalds | ... | 7 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| ,, Poison | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| ,, Drowning | ... | 1 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| ,, Suffocation (in bed) | 33 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 33 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 33 |
| ,, Negligence at Birth | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Otherwise | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |