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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poliomyelitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Paraplegia and Disease of Cord | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | |
| Neuritis, Periph, Poly- Neuritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | |
| Brain Tumour (not specific) | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 8 | |
| Nervous System, other Diseases | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ... | 20 | |
| Diseases of Organs of Sense. | ||||||||||||||
| Otitis, Mastoid Dis. | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 10 | |
| Epistaxis, Nose Dis. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Ophthalmia, Eye Dis.. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Accidents | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | ... | 43 | |
| Violence | Suicide | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ... | 2 | ... | 30 |
| Drowned | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | |
| Murder | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Diseases of Heart. | ||||||||||||||
| Valve Dis., Endocarditis | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 21 | 46 | 54 | 53 | 8 | 223 | |
| Pericarditis | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
| Hypertrophy of Heart | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Angina Pectoris | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 7 | 2 | ... | ... | 12 | |
| Dilatation of Heart | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | |
| Fatty Degeneration of Heart | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 8 | 13 | 6 | ... | 28 | |
| Syncope Heart Dis. (not specified) | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 13 | 4 | 71 | |