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aged between thirty-five and forty-five years numbered 207, of which 75 were caused by consumption, 14 by diseases of the nervous system, 10 by valvular heart disease, 11 by bronchitis, 17 pneumonia, 7 disease of the kidneys, and 13 by violence,
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suffocation in infants, mainly through overlying, which was the cause of 27 deaths. There were three cases of homicide, and 16 persons, all of whom were males, committed suicide.
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... ... 155 Otherwise, and not stated 2 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 ... 1 ... ... ... ... ... 1 1 2 156 Homicide ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 1 1 ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 2 ... ... ... ... 1 2 3 Suicides, all forms. 157 By poison ... ... ... ... ...
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DEATHS REGISTERED FROM ALL CAUSES DURING THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31 ST , 1906. DEATHS IN EACH WARD FROM ALL CAUSES.
CAUSES OF DEATH. AGES. Moorfields. Church. Hoxton. Wenlock. Whitmore. Kingsland. Haggeraton. Acton. Males. Females. Total. Under 1. 1 to 5. 5 to 10. 10 to 15. 15 to 20. 20 to 25. 25 to 35. 35 to 4 5. 45 to 55. 55 to 65. 65 to 75. 75 to 85. 80 and upwards -
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or consumption, 13 by heart disease, 15 by pneumonia, and 10 by various forms of violence, including one case of homicide and two of suicide.
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18 to pneumjnia, 11 to Bright's disease, 11 to old age, and 9 to various forms of violence, including one case of homicide and three of suicide. There were 248 deaths of persons aged from 70 to 85 years; influenza caused 6, cancer 9, apoplexy 19,
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1188 VI.—DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES 41 55 60 81 237 VII.—VIOLENT DEATHS. 1. Accident or Negligence 13 20 17 49 99 2. Homicide 2 ... ... ... 3 3. Suicide 1 3 2 3 9 Total Violent Deaths 16 24 19 52 111 VIII.—CAUSES ILL-DEFINED 18 43 42 64 167 Total Deaths from
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TABLE XXX. SUMMARY OF THE DEATHS IN THE PARISH OF SAINT LEONARD, SHOREDITCH, AND IN EACH SUB-DISTRICT, FOR THE YEAR 1898.
CAUSES OF DEATH. DEATHS IN EACH SUB-DISTRICT. Shoreditch South. Hoxton New Town. Hoxton Old Town. Haggerston. Total. Text on page 59
Birth ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Otherwise 1 ... 1 1 3 ... ... 2 2 2 ... 1 3 2 1 6 12 (2) Homicide. Murder 1 ... ... ... 1 ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 2 ... ... ... 2 Manslaughter ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 ... ... ... ... 1 ...
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considerably lower than that of last year, and vehicular traffic which was the cause of 9 deaths. There was 1 case of homicide in a man, and 10 persons committed suicide, 8 of whom were males and 2 females. DEATHS IN PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS. The numbers
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.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 155 Otherwise, and not stated 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. 1 2 ??? 156 Homicide .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. ??? Suicides, all forms. 157 By poison .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. ..
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CAUSES OF DEATH. AGES. DEATHS IN EACH WARD. SEX. Total. Under 1. 1 to 5. 5 to 10. 10 to 15. 15 to 20. 20 to 25. 25 to 35. 35 to 45. 45 to 55. 55 to 65. 65 to 75. 76 to 85. 85 and upwards. Moorfields. Church. Hoxton. Wenlock. Whitmore. Kingsland. Haggerston. Acton. Male. Female. -
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lives including 10 infants through suffocation in bed, a number markedly below the average. There were 4 cases of homicide and 7 men committed suicide. DEATHS IN PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS. The number and distribution of the deaths of persons belonging
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specified 1 3 1 i "3 "3 "5 5 5 5 3 10 3 1 19 11 30 154 Weather agencies 155 Otherwise, and not stated ... 2 ... i i i 1 ] "4 "i 5 i "6 156 Homicide ... 1 1 l ... 1 ... 1 ... ••• 2 ... 1 ... 2 2 ! 4 Suicides, all forms. 157 By poison ... ... ... 1 1 ... 1 1 158 By asphyxia ... ... ... ...
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causes of death Ages. DEATHS IN EACH WARD. Sex. Total Under 1. i 1 to 5. 5 to 10. 10 to 15. 15 to 20. 20 to 25. 25 to 35. 35 to 45. 45 to 55. 55 to 65. 65 to 75. 75 to 85 85 and upwards. Moorfields. Church. Hoxton. Wenlock. Whitraore. Kingsland. Haggerston. Acton. Male. Female. -
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1347 VI.—DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES 29 64 50 101 244 VII—VIOLENT DEATHS. 1. Accident or Negligence 12 17 27 37 93 2. Homicide ... ... ... ... ... . 3. Suicide 2 ... 2 1 5 Total Violent Deaths 14 17 29 38 98 VIII.—CAUSES ILL.DEFINED 6 38 35 40 119 Total Deaths
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TABLE XXVIII. SUMMARY OF THE DEATHS IN THE PARISH OF SAINT LEONARD, SHOREDITCH, AND IN EACH SUB.DISTRICT, FOR THE YEAR 1895.
CAUSES OF DEATH. DEATHS IN EACH SUB.DISTRICT. Shoreditch South. Hoxton New Town. Hoxton Old Town. Haggerston. Total. Text on page 47
... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Otherwise 4 ... 2 ... 3 ... 2 ... ... ... ... 4 ... 1 6 4 11 (2) Homicide. Murder and Manslaughter ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... (3) Suicide. Wounds—Gunshot, Cut,
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(1) Accident or Negligence.
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enteric fever, 61 by consumption, 15 by heart disease, 13 by pneumonia, and 10 by violence including one case of homicide and two of suicide. The deaths of persons aged between 35 and 45 years numbered 233, of which 66 were attributed to consumption,
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1320 VI.—DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES 58 67 70 110 305 VII.—VIOLENT DEATHS. 1. Accident or Negligence 16 20 24 41 101 2. Homicide ... 1 ... ... 1 3. Suicide 2 2 1 1 6 Total Violent Deaths 18 23 25 42 108 VIII.—CAUSES ILL-DEFINED 19 35 47 91 192 Total Deaths from
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TABLE XXX. SUMMARY OF THE DEATHS IN THE PARISH OF SAINT LEONARD, SHOREDITCH, AND IN EACH SUB-DISTRICT FOR THE YEAR 1899.
CAUSES OF DEATH. DEATHS IN EACH SUB-DISTRICT. Shoreditch South. Hoxton New Town. Hoxton Old Town. Haggerston. Total. Text on page 50
... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Otherwise ... ... ... 1 1 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 1 ... 2 (2) Homicide. Murder ... ... ... ... 1 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 ... ... 1 Manslaughter ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
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1222 VI.—DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES 45 32 54 83 214 VII.—VIOLENT DEATHS 1. Accident or Negligence 18 28 17 31 94 2. Homicide ... ... ... ... ... 3. Suicide 1 1 2 6 10 Total Violent Deaths 19 29 19 37 104 VIII.—CAUSES ILL-DEFINED 12 33 30 50 125 Total Deaths
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table vi. summary of the deaths in the metropolitan borough of shoreditch, and in each of the registration sub-districts, for the year 1900.
CAUSES OF DEATH. DEATHS IN EACH SUB-DISTRICT. Shoreditch South. Hoxton New Town. Hoxton Old Town. Haggerston. Total. Text on page 59
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VII.—VIOLENT DEATHS, &c.
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alcohol. The various forms of violence resulted in 110 deaths, 89 being through accident or negligence, 1 through homicide, 19 from suicide, and 1 person was executed for murder.
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... 1 ... ... 1 1 155 Otherwise, and not stated ... ... 1 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 ... ... 1 ... 1 156 Homicide 1 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ••• ... ... . . . ... 1 ... 1 ... 1 Suicides, all forms. 157 By poison ... ... ... ... ... 1 ...
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DEATHS REGISTERED FROM ALL CAUSES DURING THE YEAR ENDING DEATHS REGISTERED IN EACH SUB-DISTRICT DECEMBER 31 ST , 1902. FROM ALL CAUSES.
CAUSES OF DEATH. AGES. Shorediteh South. Hoxton Hoxton Old Town, Hag-rerston. Males. Females. Total. Under 1. I to 6. 5 to 10. 10-to;15 J 15'to 20. 20 to 26. 25 to 35. 35 to 4-5 15 to 55. 55 to 65. 65 to 75. 75 to 85. 85 and upwards -
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resulted in 105 deaths, of which 50 were of males and 55 females, 92 being from accident or negligence, one through homicide and 12 through suicide. In six of the latter the victims were males and in six females.
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DEATHS REGISTERED FROM ALL CAUSES DURING THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31st, 1903. DEATHS REGISTERED IN EACH SUB-DISTRICT FROM ALL CAUSES. CAUSES OF DEATH. AGES. Shoreditch South. Hoxton Hoxton Old Town. Haggereton. Males. Females. Total. Under 1. 1 to 5. 5 to 10. 10 to 15. 15 to 20. 20 to 25. 25 to 36. 35 to 45. 45 to 65. 55 to 65. 65 to 75. 75 to 85. 85 and upwards -
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thirty-five years there were 107 deaths, the chief causes being consumption, which resulted in 39, diseases of the heart and circulatory organs, which accounted for 10, and pneumonia, which was the cause of 14 deaths. Three deaths were due to kidney
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24, and suffocation in bed, mainly through overlying, which resulted in 28 deaths. There were 5 instances of homicide, and 16 persons, 9 of whom were males, committed suicide.
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DEATHS REGISTERED FROM ALL CAUSES DURING THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31 st , 1907. DEATHS IN EACH WARD FROM ALL CAUSES.
CAUSES OF DEATH. AGES. Moorfields. Church. Hoxton. Wenlock. Whitmore. Kingsland. Haggerston. Acton. Male. Female. Total. Under 1. 1 to 5. 5 to 10 10 to 15. 15 to 20. 20 to 25. 25 to 35. 35 to 45. 45 to 55. 55 to 65. 65 to 75. 75 to 85. 85 and upwards. -
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kidney disease, and 4 to the results of accident or negligence. Five committed suicide, and there was one case of homicide, Of the 202 deaths amongst persons aged from fifty-five to sixty-five years, 18 were attributed to consumption, 27 to cancer,
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suffocation in bed of infants resulted in 35 deaths or nearly double the number for last year. There was one case of homicide in a man and 19 persons committed suicide 15 of whom were males and 4 females.
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CAUSES OF DEATH. AGES. DEATHS IN EACH WARD. SEX. Total. Under 1. 1 tj 5. 5 to 10. 10 to 15. 15 to 20. 20 to 25. 25 to 35. 35 to 45. 45 to 55. 55 to 65. 65 to 75. 75 to 85. 85 and upwards. Moorfields. Church. Hoxton. Wenlock. Whitmore. Kingsland. Haggerston. Acton. Male. Female. -
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The number of infants who died through suffocation in bed was 22 as compared with 35 in 1910. There were 2 cases of homicide, and 8 persons committed suicide, of the latter 7 were males. DEATHS IN PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS. The number and distribution
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CAUSES OF DEATH. AGES. DEATHS IN EACH WARD. sex. Under 1. 1 to 5. 5 to 10. 10 to 15. 15 to 20. 20 to 25. 25 to 35. 35 to 45. 45 to 55. 55 to 65. 65 to 75. 75 to 85. 85 and upwards. Moorfields. Church. Hoxton. Wenlock. Whitmore. Kingsland. Haggerston. Acton. Male. Female. Total. -
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digestive organs, 12 from Bright's disease, and 6 from violence, 2 of which were the result of suicide and 1 of homicide. The deaths of persons aged from 45 to 55 years numbered 214, of which 36 were due to consumption, 19 to cancer, 11 to apoplexy,
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with 26 in 1912 and 22 in 1911. Thirteen persons committed suicide ; 10 of these were males. There were 3 cases of homicide. DEATHS IN PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS. The number and distribution of the deaths of persons belonging and not belonging to the
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CAUSES OF DEATH. AGES. DEATHS IN EACH WARD. SEX. Total. Under 1. 1 to 5. 5 to 10. 10 to 15. 15 to 20. 20 to 25. 25 to 35. 35 to 45. 45 to 55. 55 to 65. 65 to 75. 75 to 85. 85 and upwards. Moorfields. Church. Wenlock. Whitmore. Kingsland. Haggerston. Acton. Male. Female.
