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 , 1907.
DEATHS IN EACH WARD FROM ALL CAUSES.
| CAUSES OF DEATH. | AGES. | Moorfields. | Church. | Hoxton. | Wenlock. | Whitmore. | Kingsland. | Haggerston. | Acton. | Male. | Female. | Total. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1. | 1 to 5. | 5 to 10 | 10 to 15. | 15 to 20. | 20 to 25. | 25 to 35. | 35 to 45. | 45 to 55. | 55 to 65. | 65 to 75. | 75 to 85. | 85 and upwards. | ||||||||||||
| 115 Diseases of Lymphatic System and ductless glands | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 116 Acute nephritis | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 117 Briglit's disease | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 35 | 63 |
| 118 Calculus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 119 Diseases of bladder and prostrate | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | .. | 5 |
| 120 Other and ill-defined diseases of urinary system | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| 121 Diseases of testis and penis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 122 Diseases of ovaries | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 123 Diseases of uterus and appendages | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | 2 |
| 124 Diseases of vagina and external genital organs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 125 Diseases of breast | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 126 Abortion, miscarriage | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| 127 Puerperal mania | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 128 Puerperal convulsions | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 129 Placenta prævia, flooding | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| 130 Puerperal thrombosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 131 Other and ill defined accidents and diseases of pregnancy and childbirth | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 |
| 132 Arthritis, ostitis, periostitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | . . | 1 | 1 |
| 133 Other and ill-defined diseases of osseous system | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 134 Ulcer, bedsore | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 135 Eczema | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 |
| 136 Pemphigus | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| 137 Other and ill-defined diseases of integumentary system | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| By Accident or Negligence. 138 In mines and quarries | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 139 In vehicular traffic | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | 7 | .. | 7 |
| 140 On railways | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 141 On vessels and docks, excludin drowning | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 142 In building operations | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 143 By machinery | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 144 By weapons and implements | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 145 Burns and Scalds | .. | 5 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | l | l | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 |
| 146 Poisons, poisonous vapours | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 147 Surgical narcosis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 |
| 148 Effects of electric shock | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 149 Corrosion bv chemicals | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 150 Drowning | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | 3 |
| 151 Suffocation, overlaid in bed | 26 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 28 |
| 152 Suffocation, otherwise | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 153 Falls, not specified | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 24 |
| 154 Weather agencies | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
| 155 Otherwise, and not stated | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 156 Homicide | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Suicides, all forms 157 By poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 158 By asphyxia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 159 By hanging and strangulation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 4 |
| 160 By drowning | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 3 |
| 161 By shooting | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 162 By cut or stab | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | . . | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 |
| 163 By precipitation from elevated places | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| 164 By crushing | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 165 By other and unspecified methods | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| l66 Execution | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 167 Sudden death | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 168 Other ill-defined and not specified causes | 2 | •• | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 169 Malignant disease | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 5 | 19 |
| 170 Abscess | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 |
| Total | 569 | 423 | 57 | 37 | 39 | 47 | 107 | 198 | 231 | 247 | 229 | 140 | 41 | 89 | 401 | 391 | 344 | 526 | 194 | 196 | 224 | 1173 | 1192 | 2365 |