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 1922
Report on the sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Hackney for the year 1922
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TABLE OF DEATHS—
| AGES | Under 1 year. | 1 to 2. | 2 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malignant Diseases Cancer | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 66 |
| Rickets | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Haemophilia, Haemor rhagic Diathesis | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Anaemia, Leucocythaemia | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... | 13 |
| Diabetes Mellitus | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1 | ... | 26 |
| Premature Birth | 66 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 66 |
| Congenital Defects | 27 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 29 |
| Injury at Birth | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Atelectasis | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 |
| Want of Breast Milk | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Teething | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Suffocation-Overlaying | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Diseases of Nervous System. | |||||||||||||
| Meningitis, Inflammation of Brain | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 13 |
| Softening of Brain | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 5 |
| General Paralysis of Insane | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 12 |
| Insanity (not Puerperal | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
| Chorea | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Epilepsy | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 4 |
| Convulsions | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 |
| Laryngismus Stridulus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Locomotor Ataxy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 |