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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
Shoreditch 1898
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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DEATHS REGISTERED FROM ALL CAUSES DURING THE YEAR ENDING
DECEMBER 31 st , 1898.
| CAUSES OF DEATH. | AGES. | Total Deaths under Fire. | Shoreditch South. | Hoxton New Town. | Hoxton Old Town. | Haggerston. | Total. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1. | 1 to 5. | 5 to 15. | 15 to 25. | 25 to 35. | 35 to 45. | 45 to 55. | 55 to 60. | 60 to 70. | 70 to 85. | 85 and upwards. | ||||||||
| II.—PARASITIC DISEASES. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Thrush and other Vegetable Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||
| Worms, Hydatids, and other animal parasites | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||
| III.—DIETIC DISEASES | ||||||||||||||||||
| Privation | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |||||||
| Want of Breast Milk | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Scurvy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||
| Alcoholism | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | ||||
| ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | ||||
| IV.—CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Gout | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatism of Heart | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | ||||||
| Rheumatism | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Cancer | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 9 | ... | ... | 14 | 12 | 16 | 29 | 71 | ||
| Rickets | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | |||||||
| Anaemia, Chlorosis, &c | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| Leucocythæmia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||
| Diabetes | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |||
| Other Constitutional Diseases | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ••• | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| V.—LOCAL DISEASES. | ||||||||||||||||||
| (1) Diseases of the Nervous System. Inflammation of the Brain or Membranes | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | ... | 1 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 17 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 36 | ||
| Hydrocephalus | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 | |||||||
| Apoplexy, Brain Paralysis, Hemiplegia | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 8 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 13 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 77 | ||
| Insanity, General Paralysis of the Insane | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 8 | ... | 9 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 35 | |||
| Chorea | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |||