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 | |
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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 |