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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Nervous Diseases. Inflammation of Brain or Membranes | 30 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .. | 76 |
Apoplexy, Hemiplegia | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 34 | 39 | 59 | 23 | 1 | 179 |
Insanity, General Paralysis | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 41 |
Epilepsy | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | 17 |
Convulsions | 70 | 6 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 78 |
Laryngismus Stridulus | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
Diseases of Spinal cord | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | 8 |
Paraplegia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 3 |
Other Nervous diseases | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | .. | .. | 29 |
103 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 20 | 36 | 46 | 57 | 82 | 32 | 2 | 34 | |
Diseases of Circulating Organs. Peri & Endo-Carditis | .. | .. | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | 24 |
Valvular Disease of Heart | 6 | 1 | 9 | 21 | 16 | 24 | 34 | 45 | 39 | 22 | 4 | 221 |
Other diseases of heart | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | .. | 1 | 18 |
Aneurism | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | 9 |
6 | 1 | 14 | 24 | 22 | 32 | 45 | 57 | 44 | 22 | 5 | 272 | |
Respiratory Organs. Laryngitis | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 9 |
Croup | 2 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 |
Asthma | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 7 | .. | .. | 23 |
Bronchitis | 81 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 23 | 43 | 94 | 66 | 14 | 374 |
Pneumonia | 65 | 67 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 33 | 41 | 33 | 30 | 12 | 2 | 323 |
Pleurisy | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | 3 | 2 | 2 | .. | 13 |
Other Respiratory Dis. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | 11 |
150 | 112 | 15 | 17 | 23 | 50 | 70 | 90 | 135 | 82 | 16 | 700 | |
Diseases Digestive System. Dentition | 16 | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 26 |
Quinsy, Sore Throat | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Disease of Stomac. | 4 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 15 |
„ Bowels | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | 13 |
Enteritis | 132 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 172 |
Obstruction of Intestines | 3 | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | .. | 23 |
Peritonitis | 5 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 37 |
Spleen | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Jaundice, Liver Dis. | 3 | 1 | .. | 3 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 2 | .. | 47 |
164 | 29 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 27 | 25 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 333 |