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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |