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 1894
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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 | 25 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 72 | .. |
Apoplexy, Hemiplegia | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | 16 | 30 | 35 | 21 | 5 | 113 | .. |
Insanity, General Paralysis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 12 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 79 | .. |
Epilepsy | .. | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 19 | .. |
Convulsions | 86 | 11 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 98 | .. |
Laryngismus Stridulus | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. |
Diseases of Spinal cord | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | .. |
Paraplegia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. |
Other Nervous diseases | 4 | 2 | .. | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 2 | .. | 52 | .. |
118 | 40 | 7 | 16 | 9 | 31 | 45 | 64 | 64 | 33 | 8 | - | 435 | |
Diseases of Circulating Organs. | |||||||||||||
Peri & Endo-Carditis | .. | 1 | 4 | .. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 12 | |
Valvular Disease of Heart | 4 | .. | 4 | 20 | 12 | 17 | 33 | 40 | 39 | 17 | 2 | 188 | |
Other diseases of heart | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | 6 | 4 | .. | 15 | |
Aneurism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | |
4 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 15 | 20 | 39 | 43 | 45 | 21 | 2 | - | 219 | |
Respiratory Organs. | |||||||||||||
Laryngitis | .. | 7 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 | |
Croup | 3 | 6 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 12 | |
Asthma | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | .. | .. | 9 | |
Bronchitis | 64 | 38 | .. | 4 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 49 | 55 | 42 | 6 | 285 | |
Pneumonia | 66 | 88 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 257 | |
Pleurisy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 6 | |
Other Respiratory Dis | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | |
133 | 139 | 13 | 9 | 18 | 19 | 51 | 66 | 74 | 51 | 7 | - | 580 | |
Diseases Digestive System. | |||||||||||||
Dentition | 18 | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 30 | |
Quinsy, Sore Throat | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
Disease of Stomach | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 11 | ||
„ Bowels | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | .. | 11 | |
Enteritis | 26 | 5 | 3 | .. | 3 | 2 | 2 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 44 | |
Obstruction of Intestines | 4 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | 13 | |
Peritonitis | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | 31 | |
Spleen | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 0 | |
Jaundice, Liver Dis | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 56 | |
57 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 19 | 26 | 20 | 7 | 2 | - | 197 |