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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 1900
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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DEATHS REGISTERED FROM ALL CAUSES DURING THE YEAR ENDING
DECEMBER 31st, 1900.
DEATHS REGISTERED IN EACH SUB-DISTRICT FROM ALL CAUSES.
| CAUSES OF DEATH. | AGES. | Total Deaths under Five. | Shoreditch South | Hoxton New Town. | Hoxton Old Town. | Haggerston. | Total. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1. | 1 to 5. | 6 to 15. | 15 to 25. | 25 to 35. | 35 to 45. | 45 to 55. | 55 to 60. | 60 to 65. | 65 to 85. | 85 and upwards. | ||||||||
| II.—PARASITIC DISEASES. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Thrush and other Vegetable Diseases | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| Worms, Hydatids, and other animal parasites | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| III.—DIETETIC DISEASES. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Privation | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | |
| Want of P.reast Milk | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Scurvy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Alcoholism | a. Del. Tremens | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 |
| ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 15 | ||
| IV.—CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Gout | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatism cf Heart | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | l | 6 | ||
| Rheumatism | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Cancer | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 27 | 67 | ||
| Rickets | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | ||
| Anaemia, Chlorosis, &c | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 4 | |
| Leucocythæmia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Diabetes | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 3 | 7 | |
| Other Constitutional Diseases | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| V.—LOCAL DISEASES. (1) Diseases of the Nervous System. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Inflammation of the Brain or Membranes | 13 | 13 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 26 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 34 | |
| Hydrocephalus | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| Apoplexy, Brain Paralysis, Hemiplegia | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 13 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 49 | 4 | ... | 27 | 20 | 26 | 28 | 101 | |
| Insanity, General Paralvsis of the Insane | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | ... | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 21 | |
| Chorea | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Epilepsy | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | |