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 1900
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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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diseases of Urinary System. | |||||||||||||
| Kidney Diseases | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | 17 | |
| Nephritis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | .. | 25 | |
| Bright's Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 4 | .. | 25 | |
| Other Kidney Diseases | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | |
| Bladder and Prostate | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | |
| 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 8 | 2 | - | 81 | |
| Diseases of Uterus &c | |||||||||||||
| Disease of Uterus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | |
| Abortion, Flooding | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 | |
| Puerperal Convulsion | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | |
| Ovarian Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | |
| .. | .. | .. | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .. | - | 16 | |||
| Bones and Joints, &c. | |||||||||||||
| Caries, Necrosis | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | |
| Arthritis, Ostitis | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
| Carbuncle, Phlegmon | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 0 | |
| Other Skin Diseases | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | |
| 2 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | — | ||
| Violence. | |||||||||||||
| Accidents & Violence | 30 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 10 | .. | 115 | |
| Homicide | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .... | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Suicide | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 19 | |
| 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 10 | .. | - | 134 | |
| Ill-Defined Causes. | |||||||||||||
| Dropsy | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
| Debility and Atrophy | 128 | 4 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 2 | .. | 140 | |
| Mortification | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 4 | 3 | .. | 11 | |
| Tumour | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 7 | |
| Abscess | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | |
| Haemorrhage | 2 | .. | .. | l | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | .. | 13 | |
| Sudden Deaths (doubtful) | .. | .. | .. | l | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .. | 10 | |
| Causes not Specified | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
| Lead Poisoning | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
| 131 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 2 | - | 197 | |
| Totals | 1035 | 370 | 106 | 145 | 202 | 261 | 332 | 379 | 397 | 322 | 103 | 3652 | |