London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

View report page

Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Hackney 1915

Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1915

This page requires JavaScript

Table: TABLE III.—HACKNEY DISTRICT— continued. Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the Year1915.

TABLE III.—HACKNEY DISTRICT— continued. Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the Year1915.

CAUSES OF DEATH.Deaths in whole Districts at Subjoined Ages.Deaths in Public Institutions.
All Ages.Under 1.1 and under 2.2 and under 5.5 and under 15.15 and under 25.25 and under 45.45 and under 65.65 and upwards.
Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs51......1125222031
Diarrhoea and Enteritis126144222279359
Appendicitis and Typhlitis15.........234248
Cirrhosis of Liver27............1414812
Alcoholism2..................11...
Nephritis and Bright's Disease110.........137495071
Puerperal Fever4............22......4
Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition5...............32...3
Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth103101......11.........61
Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide733353312182660
Suicides18............45814
Other Defined Diseases6341472516181968168173319
Diseases ill-defined or unknown233808......1...414066
Totals3,2315201541281041394057849971,654
Sub-Entries (included in above figures) —
Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis286436414......
Poliomyelitis1...1.....................