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 1914
Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1914
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TABLE OF DEATHS—
| 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. | Ail Ages, | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Insanity (not Puerperal) | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 11 | |
| Chorea | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
| Epilepsy | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 4 | ... | 1 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 14 | |
| Convulsions | 19 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 21 | |
| Laryngismus Stridulus | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Locomotor Ataxy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Poliomyelitis | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |
| Paraplegia and Disease of Cord | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 6 | |
| Neuritis, Periph, Poly-Neuritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Brain Tumour (not specific) | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | |
| Nervous System, other Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 20 | |
| Disease of Organs of Sense. | 142 | ||||||||||||
| Otitis, Mastoid Dis. | 1 | ... | 3 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 11 | |
| Epistaxis, Nose Dis. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Ophthalmia, Eye Dis. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Accidents | 4 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 76 | |
| Violence | Suicide | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 2 | ... | ... | 23 |
| Drowned | ... | ... | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 12 | |
| Murder | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | |
| Disease of Heart. | 124 | ||||||||||||
| Valve Dis., Endocarditis | ... | 1 | 6 | 18 | 12 | 25 | 31 | 47 | 47 | 27 | 3 | 217 | |
| Pericarditis | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |