Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1897
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TABLE OF DEATHS—Continued.
AGES | Under 1 year. | 1 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 and upwards | Totals | |
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Diseases of Urinary System. | |||||||||||||
Kidney Diseases | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | .. | 14 | |
Nephritis | .. | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | .. | 34 | |
Bright's Disease | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 30 | |
Other Kidney Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
Bladder and Prostate | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 8 | 5 | .. | 16 | |
0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 22 | 12 | 1 | - | 95 | |
Diseases of Uterus &c | |||||||||||||
Disease of Uterus | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | |
Abortion, Flooding | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Puerperal Convulsion | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | |
Ovarian Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | |
.. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 2 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | - | 9 | |
Bones and Joints, &c. | |||||||||||||
Caries, Necrosis | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | |
Arthritis, Ostitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Carbuncle, Phlegmon | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
Other Skin Diseases | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 6 | |
1 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | - | 11 | |
Violence. | |||||||||||||
Accidents & Violence | 25 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 93 | |
Homicide | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
Suicide | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | 23 | |
26 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 117 | ||
Ill-Defined Causes. | |||||||||||||
Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | 5 | |
Debility and Atrophy | 131 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 140 | |
Mortification | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
Tumour | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | |
Abscess | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 7 | |
Hæmorrhage | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 7 | |
SuddenDeaths (doubtful) | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | .. | 25 | ||
Causes not Specified | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 10 | ||
143 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 2 | - | 202 | |
Totals | 979 | 671 | 228 | 150 | 209 | 243 | 297 | 321 | 171 | 302 | 67 | 3838 |