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 1887
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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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Brought forward | 409 | 352 | 72 | 75 | 112 | 133 | 102 | 103 | 89 | 100 | 37 | 1590 | 1590 |
Nervous Diseases. | |||||||||||||
Inflammation of Brain or Membranes | 20 | 39 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 107 | |
Apoplexy, Hemiplegia | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 37 | 55 | 37 | 7 | 162 | |
Insanity, General Paralysis | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 9 | .. | 46 | |
Epilepsy | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | 18 | |
Convulsions | 95 | 20 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 115 | |
Laryngismu8Stridulus | 11 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 19 | |
Diseases of Spinal Cord | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | 17 | |
Paraplegia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
OtherNervousDiseases | 3 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | 15 | 500 |
Diseases of Circulating Organs. | |||||||||||||
Peri and Endo-Carditis | .. | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 17 | |
Valvular Disease of Heart | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 1 | .. | 35 | |
Other Diseases of Heart | .. | 2 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 29 | 44 | 54 | 30 | 2 | 205 | |
Aneurism | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | 13 | |
270 | |||||||||||||
Respiratory Organs. | |||||||||||||
Laryngitis | 1 | 8 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 11 | |
Croup | 1 | 24 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 30 | |
Asthma | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | .. | 14 | |
Bronchitis | 96 | 87 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 33 | 62 | 80 | 60 | 17 | 467 | |
Pneumonia | 47 | 58 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 222 | |
Pleurisy | 1 | 3 | .. | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 22 | |
Other Respiratory Dis. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 8 | |
774 | |||||||||||||
Diseases Digestive System. | |||||||||||||
Dentition | 15 | 18 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 33 | |
Quinsy, Sore Throat | 4 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 7 | |
Disease of Stomach | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 9 | |
„of Bowels | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 6 | |
Enteritis | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | 2 | .. | 22 | |
Obstruction of Intestines | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 25 | |
Peritonitis | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | .. | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | 15 | |
Spleen | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Jaundice,LiverDisease | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 24 | 8 | 7 | .. | 68 | |
185 | |||||||||||||
Diseases of Urinary System. | |||||||||||||
Kidney Disease | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 6 | |||
Nephritis | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. | 3 | 2 | 2 | .. | 16 | ||
Bright's Disease | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 5 | .. | 43 | |
Other Kidney Disease. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Bladder and Prostate | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 82 | |
Carried forward | 721 | 639 | 134 | 127 | 174 | 234 | 270 | 363 | 376 | 292 | 69 | 3401 | 3401 |