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 1890
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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 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 100 |
Nephritis | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 3 | .. | .. | 26 | |
Bright's Disease | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 3 | .. | 35 | |
Other Kidney Diseases | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | 17 | |
Bladder and Prostate | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 17 | |
1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 23 | 14 | 11 | 2 | – | ||
Diseases of Uterus &c Disease of Uterus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | 23 |
Abortion, Flooding | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 | |
Puerperal Convulsion | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | |
Ovarian Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 7 | |
.. | .. | .. | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | – | ||
Bones and Joints, &c. Caries, Necrosis | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 20 | 39 |
Arthritis, Ostitis | .. | 4 | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 10 | |
Carbuncle, Phlegmon | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | |
Other Skin Diseases | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 7 | |
8 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | .. | – | ||
Violence. Accidents & Violence | 27 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 80 | 96 |
Homicide | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | |
Suicide | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 12 | |
28 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | – | ||
Ill-Defined Causes. Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 | 206 |
Debility and Atrophy | 159 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 168 | |
Mortification | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | |
Tumour | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | .. | 1 | .. | 8 | |
Abscess | 4 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | |
Hæmorrhage | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | |
SuddenDeaths (doubt ful) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
Causes not Specified | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
168 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | – | ||
Totals | 902 | 711 | 196 | 143 | 250 | 306 | 340 | 403 | 419 | 294 | 106 | – | 4070 |
Per Centages | 22.2 | 17.5 | 4.8 | 3.5 | 6.1 | 7.5 | 8.4 | 9.9 | 10.3 | 7.2 | 2.6 | 100 |