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 1903
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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 | All Ages. |
| Anæmia, Leucocythæmia | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 9 |
| Diabetes Mellitus | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | .. | .. | 17 |
| Premature Birth | 134 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 134 |
| Congenital Defects | 19 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 19 |
| Injury at Birth | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 |
| Atelectasis | 10 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 11 |
| Want of Breast Milk | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Teething | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| Debility | 119 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 122—1453 | |
| Disease of Nervous System. | ||||||||||||
| Meningitis, Inflammation of Brain | 18 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 40 |
| Softening of Brain | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | .. | 19 |
| General Paralysis of Insane | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 20 |
| Insanity (notPuerp'r'l) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 5 |
| Chorea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Epilepsy | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 11 |
| Convulsions | 78 | 9 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 89 |
| LaryngismuaStridulus | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Locomotor Ataxy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Paraplegia and Disease of Cord | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | .. | .. | 12 |
| Neuritis, Periph, Poly-Neuritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
| Brain Tumour, (not specific) | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 |
| Nervous System, other Diseases | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | .. | 21— 228 |