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 1886
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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 upward. | Totals. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brought forward | 475 | 319 | 98 | 98 | 1ll | 114 | 87 | 101 | 82 | 100 | 39 | 1624 | 1624 |
| Nervous Diseases. Inflammation of Brain | |||||||||||||
| or Membranes | 30 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 4 | .. | 116 | |
| Apoplexy, Hemiplegia | 1 | .. | .. | 6 | 2 | 8 | 25 | 32 | 38 | 27 | 4 | 143 | |
| Insanity, General Paralysis | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 54 | |
| Epilepsey | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | .. | 19 | |
| Convulsions | 88 | 26 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 114 | |
| Laryngismus Stridulus | 8 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 11 | |
| Diseases of Spinal Cord | .. | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .. | 19 | |
| Paraplegia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 3 | |
| Other Nervous Diseases | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 5 | 2 | 1 | .. | 12 | |
| 491 | |||||||||||||
| Diseases of Circulating Organs. | |||||||||||||
| Periand Endo-Carditis | .. | 1 | 2 | 4 | .. | 3 | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 15 | |
| Valvular Disease of Heart | .. | .. | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | .. | 32 | |
| Other Diseases of Heart | 3 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 20 | 40 | 43 | 24 | 3 | 187 | |
| Aneurism | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | .. | 17 | |
| 251 | |||||||||||||
| Respiratory organs. Laryngitis | 1 | 7 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 10 | |
| Croup | 2 | 21 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 25 | |
| Asthma | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | |
| Bronohitis | 91 | 70 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 22 | 34 | 68 | 76 | 21 | 402 | |
| Pneumonia | 41 | 51 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 205 | |
| Pleurisy | .. | 4 | 2 | .. | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | .. | 2 | 26 | |
| Other Respiratory Dis. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 8 | |
| 687 | |||||||||||||
| Diseases Digestive System. | |||||||||||||
| Dentition . | 9 | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 21 | |
| Quinsy, Sore Throat | 3 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 6 | |
| Disease of Stomach | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | 10 | ||
| „ of Bowels | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 9 | |
| Enteritis | 11 | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 19 | |
| Obstruction of Intes- tines | 4 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 24 | |
| Peritonitis | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 13 | |
| Spleen | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 6 | |
| Jaundice,Liver Disease | 6 | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 77 | |
| 185 | |||||||||||||
| Diseases of Urinary System. Kidney Disease | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 2 | .. | 20 | |
| Nephritis . | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 2 | .. | 22 | |
| Bright's Disease | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 56 | |
| Other Kidney Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| Bladder and Prostate | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | .. | 14 | |
| 112 | |||||||||||||
| Carried forward | 777 | 560 | 148 | 155 | 179 | 229 | 256 | 311 | 369 | 289 | 77 | 3350 | 3350 |