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. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brought forward | 723 | 639 | 134 | 127 | 174 | 234 | 270 | 363 | 376 | 292 | 69 | 3401 | 3401 |
Disease of Uterus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | |
Abortion, Flooding | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 8 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 20 | |
Puerperal Convulsions | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | |
Ovarian Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | 10 | |
34 | |||||||||||||
Bones and Joints, &o. Caries, Necrosis | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 19 | |
Arthritis, Ostitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
Carbuncle, Phlegmon | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | |
Other Skin Diseases | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 22 |
Violence. | |||||||||||||
Accidents andViolence | 19 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 90 | |
Homicide | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
Suicide | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | 2 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | 12 | |
102 | |||||||||||||
Ill.defined Causes. | |||||||||||||
Dropsy | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | |
Debility and Atrophy | 131 | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 141 | |
Mortification | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 20 | |
Tumour | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | |
Abscess | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | 16 | |
Hemorrhage | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 9 | |
Sudden Deaths (doubtful) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Causes not Specified | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 192 |
Totals | 882 | 665 | 154 | 151 | 199 | 253 | 289 | 385 | 396 | 305 | 72 | 3751 | 3751 |
Per centage | 23.5 | 17.7 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 5.3 | 6.7 | 7.7 | 10'3 | 10.6 | 81 | 2.0 |