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 1893
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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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Nervous Diseases. | ||||||||||||
Inflammation of Brain or Membranes | 15 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 88 | |
Apoplexy, Hemiplegia | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 53 | 27 | 9 | 143 |
Insanity, General Paralysis | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 83 |
Epilepsy | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | I | 20 | |
Convulsions | 127 | 21 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 150 |
LaryngismusStridulus | 12 | 5 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 19 |
Diseases of Spinal cord | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 11 |
Paraplegia | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | 7 |
OtherNervousdiseases | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 5 | .. | 38 |
157 | 45 | 19 | 14 | 18 | 30 | 57 | 63 | 98 | 46 | 12 | 559 | |
Diseases of Circulating Organs. | ||||||||||||
Peri & Endo-Carditis | .. | .. | 5 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 9 |
Valvular Disease of Heart | 1 | 2 | 16 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 24 | 49 | 46 | 25 | 3 | 218 |
Other diseases of heart | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 4 | 5 | 2 | .. | 15 |
Aneurism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 9 |
1 | 2 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 26 | 25 | 56 | 52 | 27 | 3 | 251 | |
Respiratory Organs. | ||||||||||||
Laryngitis | 1 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 26 |
Croup | .. | 13 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 16 |
Asthma | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | .. | .. | 11 |
Bronchitis | 104 | 56 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 39 | 63 | 92 | 77 | 11 | 477 |
Pneumonia | 58 | 75 | 16 | 14 | 37 | 38 | 37 | 44 | 34 | 22 | 1 | 376 |
Pleurisy | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 4 | .. | 3 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 13 |
OtherRespiratoryDis. | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 7 |
169 | 161 | 28 | 25 | 46 | 63 | 80 | 111 | 132 | 99 | 12 | 926 | |
Diseases Digestive System | ||||||||||||
Dentition | 22 | 18 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 40 |
Quinsy, Sore Throat | .. | 4 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 |
Disease of Stomach | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 24 |
„ Bowels | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .. | 20 |
Enteritis | 32 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 4 | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | .. | 60 |
Obstruction of Intestines | 4 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 15 |
Peritonitis | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | 47 |
Spleen | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Jaundice, Liver Dis. | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 9 | i | .. | 60 |
77 | 38 | 20 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 31 | 20 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 275 |