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Hackney 1916

Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1916

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Table: TABLEIII.—HACKNEYDISTRICT—continued. Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the Year1916.

TABLEIII.—HACKNEYDISTRICT—continued. Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the Year1916.

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 Organs29112......51197
Diarrhœa and Enteritis785742...336329
Appendicitis and Typhlitis8......11122110
Cirrhosis of Liver21...............11288
Alcoholism1...............1.........
Nephritis and Bright's Disease101.........2414423958
Puerperal Fever4............13......3
Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition9............36......6
Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth172169111............83
Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide55635539101472
Suicides8............13311
Other Defined Diseases55064910191168132237265
Diseases ill-defined or unknown215..................3212136
Totals2,8814231081071091103636889731,415
Sub-Entries (included in above figures) —Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis19714421......19
Poliomyelitis3......12............1