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 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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Nervous Diseases. Inflammation of Brain or Membranes | 25 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | 64 |
Apoplexy, Hemiplegia | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 27 | 43 | 38 | 5 | 145 |
Insanity, General Paralysis | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 39 |
Epilepsy | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 12 |
Convulsions | 72 | 12 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 88 |
Laryngismus Stridulus | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
Diseases of Spinal cord | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | 11 |
Paraplegia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 3 |
OtherNervousdiseases | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 37 |
100 | 30 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 35 | 47 | 68 | 50 | 7 | 402 | |
Diseases of Circulating Organs. | ||||||||||||
Peri & Endo-Carditis | .. | 2 | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 12 |
Valvular Disease of Heart | .. | 1 | 7 | 14 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 37 | 43 | 13 | 1 | 198 |
Other diseases of heart | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | .. | 19 |
Aneurism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .. | 12 |
.. | 3 | 9 | 18 | 29 | 29 | 38 | 47 | 48 | 19 | 1 | 241 | |
Respiratory Organs. | ||||||||||||
Laryngitis | .. | 5 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 10 |
Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Asthma | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
Bronchitis | 61 | 32 | 2 | .. | 4 | 19 | 21 | 63 | 79 | 39 | 12 | 332 |
Pneumonia | 67 | 80 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 18 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 281 |
Pleurisy | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 6 |
Other Respiratory Dis. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | 9 |
131 | 118 | 13 | 7 | 23 | 39 | 49 | 92 | 101 | 59 | 15 | 647 | |
Diseases Digestive System. | ||||||||||||
Dentition | 17 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 21 |
Quinsy, Sore Throat | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Disease of Stomach | 6 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | 15 |
„ Bowels. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | 8 |
Enteritis | 105 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 137 |
Obstruction of Intestines | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 3 | .. | 33 |
Peritonitis | 2 | 3 | S | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | 35 |
Sleen | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Jaundice, Liver Dis. | 2 | .. | 2 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 22 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 86 |
139 | 34 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 335 |