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 1898
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Table A.
TABLE OF DEATHS during the year 1898 in the Hachuj Metropolitan District, classified according to Diseases, Ages, and Localities.
Namks of Localities adopted for t ie purpose of these Statistics; public institutions being shown as separate localities. Columns for Population and Births are in Table B.) | Mortal it i from all causes, at subjoined ages. | Mortility from subjoined causes, distinguishing deaths of children under flve years of age. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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At all ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | ||
Smallpox. | Scarlatina. | Diphtheria, | Membranous Croup. | Fevers. | Cholera. | Erysipelas. | Measles. | Whooping Cough. | Diarrhoea and Dysentery. | Rheumatic Fever. | Phthisis. | Bronchitis.j Pneumonia,| and Pleurisy. | Heart Disease. | Injuries. | All Other Diseases. | Total. | ||||||||||||||
Typhus. | Enteric or Typhoid. | Continued | Relasping | Puerperal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(a) | (b) | (c) | (d) | (e) | (f) | (g) | (h) | (i) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
North Hackney | 559 | 150 | 58 | 14 | 23 | 163 | 151 | Under 6 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 19 | 17 | 37 | .. | .. | 32 | .. | .. | 3 | 97 | 208 |
5 upwds. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 8 | 1 | 45 | 35 | 41 | .. | 18 | 195 | 351 | ||||||||
South West Hackney | 814 | 284 | 109 | 20 | 18 | 244 | 139 | Under 5 | .. | .. | 6 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 28 | 22 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 55 | .. | .. | 12 | 225 | 393 |
5 upwds. | .. | .. | 0 | 0 | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | 1 | 55 | 93 | 34 | .. | 16 | 213 | 421 | ||||||||
Metropolitan Hospital | 129 | 19 | 20 | 12 | 15 | 54 | 9 | Under | .. | .. | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 9 | 1 | .. | 3 | 18 | 39 |
5 upwds. | .. | .. | 0 | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 9 | 13 | 12 | .. | 11 | 40 | 90 | ||||||||
German Hospital | 116 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 73 | 10 | Under 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 5 | 10 |
5 upwds. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 24 | 7 | 11 | .. | 2 | 56 | 106 | ||||||||
South East Hackney | 789 | 297 | 122 | 22 | 19 | 196 | 133 | Under 5 | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 27 | 24 | 68 | .. | 1 | 72 | .. | .. | 15 | 204 | 419 |
5 upwds. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 43 | 68 | 43 | .. | 14 | 182 | 370 | ||||||||
Infirmary | 529 | 28 | 32 | 8 | 20 | 244 | 197 | Under 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 16 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 9 | .. | .. | 1 | 31 | 60 |
5 upwds. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | 8 | 1 | 72 | 81 | 50 | .. | 18 | 231 | 469 | ||||||||
French Hospital | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 8 | Under 5 | .. | .. | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
5 upwds. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 9 | ||||||||
Workhouse | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | Under 5 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
5 upwds. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 5 | ||||||||
Central Hackney | 611 | 222 | 91 | 19 | 16 | 154 | 109 | Under 5 | .. | 1 | 9 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 13 | 26 | 33 | .. | 1 | 54 | 166 | 313 | 8 | 166 | 313 |
5 upwds. | .. | 0 | 4 | .. | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 42 | 55 | 27 | .. | 9 | 148 | 298 | ||||||||
Eastern Fever Hospital | 288 | 9 | 174 | 73 | 20 | 11 | 1 | Under 5 | .. | 21 | 149 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 183 |
5 upwds. | .. | 6 | 62 | .. | .. | 30 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 105 | ||||||||
City of London Workhouse | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | Under 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
5 upwds. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 5 | ||||||||
Totals | 3855 | 1013 | 613 | 175 | 147 | 1142 | 765 | Under 5. | .. | 23 | 176 | 4 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 110 | 91 | 180 | 1 | 4 | 235 | 2 | .. | 45 | 749 | 1626 |
5 upwards | .. | 8 | 71 | .. | .. | 55 | .. | .. | 7 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 7 | 290 | 360 | 220 | .. | 88 | 1081 | 2229 | ||||||||
The subjoined numbers have also to be taken into account in judging of the above of mortality. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Deaths occurring outside the district among per-sons belonging thereto | 278 | 29 | 37 | 25 | 21 | 115 | 51 | Under 5 | .. | 12 | 18 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 7 | 1 | .. | 4 | 25 | 66 |
5 upwds. | .. | 6 | 1 | .. | .. | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 14 | 17 | 18 | .. | 6 | 140 | 212 | ||||||||
Deaths occurring within the district among persons not belonging thereto | 502 | 47 | 150 | 57 | 37 | 157 | 54 | Under 5 | .. | 15 | 110 | .. | .. | l | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 1 | 7 | .. | 1 | 12 | 1 | .. | 4 | 39 | 197 |
5 upwds. | .. | 5 | 39 | .. | .. | 26 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 35 | 30 | 31 | .. | 18 | 119 | 305 |