Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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TABLE XXVIII.
SUMMARY OF THE DEATHS IN THE PARISH OF SAINT LEONARD, SHOREDITCH, AND IN EACH SUB.DISTRICT, FOR THE YEAR 1895.
| CAUSES OF DEATH. | DEATHS IN EACH SUB.DISTRICT. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shoreditch South. | Hoxton New Town. | Hoxton Old Town. | Haggerston. | Total. | |
| I.—ZYMOTIC DISEASES. | |||||
| 1. Miasmatic Diseases | 62 | 95 | 63 | 135 | 355 |
| 2. Diarrhœal ,, | 20 | 35 | 53 | 64 | 172 |
| 3. Malarial „ | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 4. Zoogenous ,, | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 5. Tubercular ,, | 65 | 92 | 91 | 146 | 394 |
| 6. Venereal ,, | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 |
| 7. Septic ,, | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 |
| Total Zymotic Diseases | 151 | 229 | 214 | 356 | 950 |
| II.—PARASITIC DISEASES | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| II.—DIETIC ,, | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| IV.—CONSTITUTIONAL „ | 18 | 19 | 22 | 31 | 90 |
| V.—LOCAL DISEASES. | |||||
| 1. Diseases of the Nervous System | 37 | 66 | 54 | 113 | 270 |
| 2. „ Circulatory | 27 | 54 | 30 | 70 | 181 |
| 3. „ ,, Respiratory Organs | 75 | 180 | 163 | 265 | |
| 4. ,, ,, Digestive ,, | 24 | 24 | 35 | 33 | 106 |
| 5. ,, „ Urinary „ | 14 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 64 |
| 6. ,, ,, Generative System | 6 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 19 |
| 7. ,, ,, Bones and Joints | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| 8. ,, ,, Integumentary System | 1 | ... | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 9. ,, ,, Organs of Special Sense | 2 | ... | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 10. „ ,, Glandular Organs | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 |
| Total Deaths Local Diseases | 187 | 346 | 293 | 521 | 1347 |
| VI.—DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES | 29 | 64 | 50 | 101 | 244 |
| VII—VIOLENT DEATHS. | |||||
| 1. Accident or Negligence | 12 | 17 | 27 | 37 | 93 |
| 2. Homicide | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| . 3. Suicide | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Total Violent Deaths | 14 | 17 | 29 | 38 | 98 |
| VIII.—CAUSES ILL.DEFINED | 6 | 38 | 35 | 40 | 119 |
| Total Deaths from all causes | 410 | 715 | 645 | 1090 | 2860 |