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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Diseases of Urinary System. | |||||||||||||
Kidney Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 16 | |
Nephritis | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | .. | 25 | |
Bright's Disease | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 6 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 4 | .. | 50 | |
Other Kidney Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
Bladder and Prostate | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | .. | 9 | |
.. | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 28 | 17 | 11 | 1 | - | 101 | |
Diseases of Uterus &c | |||||||||||||
Disease of Uterus | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 6 | .. |
Abortion, Flooding | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | |
Puerperal Convulsion | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | |
Ovarian Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
.. | .. | .. | 2 | 6 | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | - | 12 | |
Bones and Joints,&c. | |||||||||||||
Caries, Necrosis | .. | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | |
Arthritis, Ostitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 3 | |
Carbuncle, Phlegmon | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 0 | |
Other Skin Diseases | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | - | 11 | |
Violence. | |||||||||||||
Accidents & Violence | 31 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 5 | .. | 115 | |
Homicide | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | |
Suicide | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | 18 | |
33 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 5 | .. | - | 136 | |
Ill-Defined Causes. | |||||||||||||
Dropsy | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | |
Debility and Atrophy | 144 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | 1 | 156 | |
Mortification | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 13 | |
Tumour | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | |
Abscess | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | |
Hæmorrhage | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | 2 | 3 | .. | 10 | |
Sudden Deaths (doubtful) | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | 9 | |
Causes not Specified | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | |
151 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 2 | - | 200 | |
Totals | 802 | 567 | 176 | 158 | 183 | 220 | 299 | 330 | 344 | 246 | 68 | 3393 |