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 1899
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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 | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 3 | .. | 42 |
Nephritis | .. | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | .. | 36 |
Bright's Disease | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 1 | .. | 25 |
Other Kidney Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Bladder and Prostate | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 18 |
1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 12 | 27 | 26 | 12 | 1 | 121 | |
Diseases of Uterus&c Disease of Uterus | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 |
Abortion, Flooding | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 |
Puerperal Convulsion | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Ovarian Dropsy. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
.. | .. | .. | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 15 | |
Bones and Joints, &c. Caries, Necrosis | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 5 |
Arthritis, Ostitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Carbuncle, Phlegmon | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | 5 |
Other Skin Diseases | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
4 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .. | 3 | .. | 16 | |
Violence. Accidents & Violence | 35 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 160 |
Homicide | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 |
Suicide | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 3 | •• | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | .. | 25 |
36 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 19 | 15 | 22 | 18 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 191 | |
Ill-Defined Causes. Dropsy | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 5 |
Debility and Atrophy | 134 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 139 |
Mortification | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
Tumour | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 7 |
Abscess | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 |
Hemorrhage | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | 13 |
Sudden Deaths (doubtful) | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | 7 |
Causes not Specified | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
137 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 189 | |
Totals | 1069 | 550 | 226 | 220 | 265 | 351 | 369 | 405 | 438 | 344 | 90 | 4327 |