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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Shoreditch 1894
Annual report on the health, sanitary condition, etc., etc., of the Parish of Saint Leonard, Shoreditch for the year 1894
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| DEATHS REGISTERED FROM ALL CAUSES DURING THE 52 WEEKS ENDING DECEMBER 31st, 1894. | DEATHS REGISTERED IN EACH SUB-DISTRICT FROM ALL CAUSES. | |||||||||||||||||
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| CAUSES OF DEATH. | AGES. | Total Deaths under Five. | Shoreditch South | Hoxton New Town. | Hoxton Old Town. | Haggerston. | Total. | |||||||||||
| Under 1. | 1 to 5. | 5 to 15. | IS to 25. | 25 to 35. | 35 to 45. | 45 to 55. | 55 to 60. | 60 to 70. | 70 to 85. | 85 and upwards. | ||||||||
| II.—PARASITIC DISEASES. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Thrush and other Vegetable Diseases | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | |
| Worms, Hydatids, &c. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| III.—DIETIC DISEASES. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Privation | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| Want of Breast Milk | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Scurvy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Alcoholism | a. Del. Tremens | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 6 |
| b. Intemperance | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | |
| IV.—CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Gout | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | |
| Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatism of Heart | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | |
| Rheumatism | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Cancer | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 11 | 21 | 15 | 14 | 18 | ... | ... | 12 | 16 | 15 | 37 | 80 | |
| Rickets | 5 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | ... | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | |
| Anæmia, Chlorosis, &c. | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 | |
| Diabetes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 4 | |
| Other Constitutional Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | |
| V.—LOCAL DISEASES. | ||||||||||||||||||
| (1) Diseases of the Nervous System. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Inflammation of the Brain or Membranes | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | 10 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 21 | |
| Apoplexy and Brain Paralysis | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 1 / | 20 | 24 | 77 | |
| Insanity | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 24 | |
| Chorea | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Epilepsy | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ... | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 20 | |