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The deaths of persons aged between twenty-five and thirty-five years numbered
108, the chief causes being consumption, which accounted for 33, diseases of the
respiratory organs, heart disease and Bright's disease. Cancer was given as the cause
of 4 deaths, alcoholism of 3, and accident or negligence of 2 deaths. There were
two instances of homicidal death, and three of suicidal.
There were 172 deaths of persons between thirty-five and forty-five years of age,
of which 67 were attributed to consumption. 6 to alcoholism. 12 to cancer, 6 to disorders
of the nervous system, 5 to valvular heart disease, 10 to bronchitis, 20 to pneumonia,
5 to Bright's disease, 5 to accident or negligence, and 4 were suicidal.
The deaths of persons aged between forty-five and fifty-five years numbered 228,
of which 49 resulted from consumption, 8 alcoholism, 20 cancer, 24 from diseases
of the nervous system, including 11 from apoplexy, 10 valvular heart disease, 19 bronchitis,
22 pneumonia, 11 cirrhosis of the liver, 12 Bright's disease, 10 accident or
negligence, and 4 from malignant disease.
Of 220 deaths amongst persons aged between fifty-five and sixty-five years, 19
were attributed to consumption, 4 to alcoholism, 20 to cancer, 4 to old age, 21 to
diseases of the nervous system, including 11 from apoplexy, 10 to valvular heart
disease; 23 to other and ill-defined diseases of the heart and circulatory system, 40
bronchitis, 17 pneumonia, 7 cirrhosis of the liver, 12 Bright's disease, 4 accident or
negligence, and 7 to malignant disease. There was one suicide by poison.
There were 223 deaths of persons aged from sixty-five to seventy-five years. Of
these 4 were due to influenza, 3 to diarrhoea, 5 to consumption, 15 to cancer, 33 to old
age, 19 apoplexy, 10 valvular heart disease, 13 other and ill-defined diseases of the
heart and circulatory system, 57 bronchitis, 17 pneumonia, 3 cirrhosis of the liver, 17
Bright's disease, 6 to accident or negligence, five of which were the result of falls, and
one to suicide by drowning.
Of 138 deaths amongst persons between seventy-five and eighty-five years 10 were
caused by cancer, 59 old age, 7 apoplexy, 1 valvular heart disease, 11 other and illdefined
diseases of the heart and circulatory organs, 17 bronchitis, 7 pneumonia, 1
cirrhosis of the liver, 6 Bright's disease, and 2 by accident or negligence.
Of the 31 persons who died at ages over 85 years, 22 succumbed to the effects
of old age, 3 to apoplexy, 1 to disease of the circulatory system, 2 to chronic
bronchitis, 2 to accident or negligence, and 1 to malignant disease.
The chief causes of death in Shoreditch during the year were: tuberculosis, which
accounted for 321 deaths, including 215 from consumption, bronchitis, which caused
225, pneumonia, causing 223, diseases of the heart and blood vessels 161, diarrhoea
121, enteritis 66, whooping cough 85, measles 60, cancer 82, malignant disease 20,
Bright's disease 64, alcoholism and cirrhosis of the liver 45, apoplexy 53, atrophy,
debility and marasmus 89, prematurity 72, and old age 118.