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 1891
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nervous Diseases. | ||||||||||||
| Inflammation of Brain or Membranes | 22 | 29 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 2 | Inflammation of | 96 |
| Apoplexy, Hemiplegia | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 24 | 49 | 22 | 37 | 164 |
| Insanity, General Paralysis | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | .. | 43 |
| Epilepsy | 1 | .. | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | .. | 24 |
| Convulsions | 100 | 23 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 123 |
| Laaryngismus Stridulus | 7 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 12 |
| Diseases of Spinal cord | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | 14 |
| Paraplegia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Other Nervousdiseases | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | .. | 27 |
| 132 | 58 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 33 | 31 | 47 | 81 | 43 | 37 | 503 | |
| Diseases of Circulating Organs. | ||||||||||||
| Peri & Endo-Carditis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Valvular Disease of Heart | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Other diseases of heart | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Aneurism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| 1 | 2 | 15 | 20 | 17 | 28 | 51 | 68 | 78 | 40 | 10 | 330 | |
| Respiratory Organs. | ||||||||||||
| Ljaryngitis | .. | 12 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 13 |
| Croup | 5 | 16 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 29 |
| Asthma | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | .. | 1 | 14 |
| Bronchitis | 101 | 80 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 29 | 74 | 112 | 76 | 13 | 516 |
| Pneumonia | 52 | 69 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 39 | 26 | 40 | 13 | 3 | 296 |
| Pleurisy | .. | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 8 | .. | .. | 39 |
| Other Respiratory Dis. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 4 |
| 158 | 180 | 21 | 26 | 30 | 39 | 76 | 109 | 166 | 89 | 17 | 911 | |
| Diseases Digestive System | ||||||||||||
| Dentition | 8 | 14 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 22 |
| Quinsy, Sore Throat | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Disease of Stomach | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | .. | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 25 |
| ,. Bowels | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 7 |
| Enteritis | 24 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 43 |
| Obstruction of Intestines | 2 | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 22 |
| Peritonitis | .. | 2 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | .. | 30 |
| Spleen | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| Jaundice, Liver Dis. | 5 | 2 | .. | 2 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 6 | .. | 68 |
| 49 | 22 | 13 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 222 |