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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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. | |||||||||||
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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 |