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.
Kidney Diseases | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 1 | .. | 32 |
Nephritis | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 4 | .. | 43 |
Bright's Disease | .. | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 3 | .. | 27 | |
Other Kidney Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 3 |
Bladder and Prostate | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 19 |
1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 124 | |
Diseases of Uterus &c | ||||||||||||
Disease of Uterus | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
Abortion, Flooding | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
Puerperal Convulsion | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
Ovarian Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 4 |
.. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | .. | 2 | 1. | 1 | .. | 14 | |
Bones and Joints, &c. | ||||||||||||
Caries, Necrosis | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
Arthritis, Ostitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Carbuncle, Phlegmon | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 5 |
Other Skin Diseases | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 4 |
2 | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | 13 | |
Violence. | ||||||||||||
Accidents & Violence | 32 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 121 |
Homicide | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
Suicide | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 18 |
34 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 143 | |
Ill-Defined Causes. | ||||||||||||
Dropsy | . . | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | . . | 3 |
Debility and Atrophy | 136 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 140 |
Mortification | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | |
Tumour | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 8 |
Abscess | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 9 |
Hæmorrhage | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
SuddenDeaths (doubtful) | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 26 |
Causes not Specified | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | .. | 13 |
142 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 206 | |
Totals | 1042 | 650 | 200 | 168 | 245 | 290 | 328 | 394 | 423 | 312 | 81 | 4133 |