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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. | 15 to 25. | 25 to 35. | 35 to 45. | 45 to 55. | 55 to 60. | 60 to 70. | 70 to 85. | 85 and upwards. | |||||||
| V.—LOCAL DISEASES—continued. | |||||||||||||||||
| (7) Diseases of Bones and Joints. | |||||||||||||||||
| Synovitis (Arthritis) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Caries and Necrosis | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Other Diseases of Bones and Joints | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| (8) Diseases of Integumentary System. | |||||||||||||||||
| Ulcer | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Other Skin Diseases | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| (9) Diseases of Organs of Special Sense. | |||||||||||||||||
| Ear | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 |
| Eye | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| (10) Diseases of Glandular Organs | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| VI.—DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES. | |||||||||||||||||
| Premature Birth (Debility at Birth) | 159 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 159 | 23 | 39 | 39 | 58 | 159 |
| Malformations | 11 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12 | 1 | 2 | ... | 9 | 12 |
| Old Age | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 12 | ? | ? | ? | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 19 |