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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 1897
[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 DECEMBER, 1897. | DEATHS REGISTERED IN EACH SUB-DISTRICT FROM ALL CAUSES. | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | ||||||||
| II.—PARASITIC DISEASES. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Thrush and other Vegetable Diseases | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| Worms, Hydatids, and other animal parasites | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| III.— DIETIC DISEASES | ||||||||||||||||||
| Privation | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Want of Breast Milk | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Scurvy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Alcoholism | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | ||
| IV.—CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Gout | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | l | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | |
| Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatism of Heart | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 15 | |
| Rheumatism | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Cancer | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 8 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 1 | ... | 9 | 11 | 14 | 28 | 62 | |
| Rickets | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | |
| Anaemia, Chlorosis, &c. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Leucocythæmia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Diabetes | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 3 | 6 | |
| Other Constitutional Diseases | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
| V.-LOCAL DISEASES. (1) Diseases of the Nervous System. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Inflammation of the Brain or Membranes | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 15 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 23 | |
| Hydrocephalus | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | |
| Apoplexy, Brain Paralysis, Hemiplegia | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 11 | 27 | 16 | 23 | 17 | 1 | ... | 19 | 27 | 23 | 28 | 97 | |
| Insanity, General Paralysis of the Insane | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 5 | ... | ... | 6 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 28 | |
| Chorea | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Epilepsy | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | |