London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Hackney 1904
Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1904
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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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disease of Nervous System. | ||||||||||||
| Meningitis, Inflammation of Brain | 26 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 56 |
| Softening of Brain | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 7 | 6 | ... | 18 |
| General Paralysis of Insane | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 8 | 4 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 18 |
| Insanity (not Puerperal) | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | 4 | 4 | 2 | ... | 15 |
| Chorea | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Epilepsy | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 |
| Convulsions | 57 | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 63 | |
| Laryngismus Stridulus | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 |
| Locomotor Ataxy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 4 |
| Paraplegia and Disease of Cord | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 13 |
| Neuritis, Periph, Poly-Neuritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Brain Tumour (not specific) | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 4 |
| Nervous System, other Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 |
| — 211 | ||||||||||||
| Dis. of Org. of Sense. | ||||||||||||
| Otitis, Mastoid Dis | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
| Epistaxis, Nose Dis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Ophthalmia, Eye Dis. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
| Accident | 27 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 86 |