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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| CAUSES OF DEATH. | AGES. | DEATHS IN EACH WARD. | SEX. | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1. | 1 t> 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 Hnd upwards. | Moorfields. | Church. | Hoxton. | Wenlock. | 1 Whitmore. | Kings'and. | Hag£ r.ston. | Acton. | Male. | Female. | ||
| 115 Diseases of Lymphatic System and ductless glands | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| 116 Acute nephritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | |
| 117 Bright's disease | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 6 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 4 | .. | 4 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 30 | 26 | 56 | |
| 118 Calculus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 119 Diseases of bladder and prostrate | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | .. | 4 |
| 120 Oth'r and ill-defined diseases of urinary system | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 121 Diseases of tenstis and penis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 122 Diseases of ovaries | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| 123 Diseases of uterus and appendages | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 |
| 124 Diseases of vagina and external | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 125 Diseases of breast | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 126 Abortion, miscarriage | .. | .. | .. | .. | . . | . . | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 |
| 127 Puerperal mania | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 128 Puerperal convulsions | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 129 Placenta prsevia, flooding | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| 130 Puerperal thrombosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 131 Other and ill defined accidents and diseases of pregnancy and childbirth | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 |
| 132 Arthritis, ostitis periostitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 133 Other and ill-defined diseases of osseous system | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 134 Ulcer, bedsore | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 135 Eczema | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| 136 Pemphigus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 137 Other and ill-defined diseases of integumentary system | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| By Accident or Negligence. | I | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 138 In mines and quarries | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 139 In vehicular traffic | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | * * | 3 |
| 140 On railways | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 141 On vessels and docks excluding drowning | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 142 In building poerations | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 143 By machinery | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| 144 By weapons and implements | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| 145 Burns and Scalds | 3 | 7 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 15 |
| 146 Poisons, poisonous vapours | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 |
| 147 Surgical narcosis | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 |
| 148 Effects of electric shock | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 149 Corrosion by chemicals | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 150 Drowning | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 |
| 151 Suffocation, overlaid in bed | 33 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 5 | .. | 23 | 10 | 33 |
| 152 Suffocation, otherwise | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 153 Falls, not specified | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | .. | 1 | .. | 9 | 15 | 24 |
| 154 Weather agencies | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 155 Otherwise, and not stated | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 2 |
| 156 Homicide | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Suicides, all forms. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 157 By poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 5 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 158 By asphyxia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 159 By hanging and strangulation | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 4 | .. | 4 |
| 160 By drowning | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 |
| 161 By shooting | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| 162 By cut or stab | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 163 By precipitation from elevated places | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 164 By crushing | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 165 By other and unspecified methods | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 166 Execution | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 167 Sudden death | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 168 Other ill-defined and not specified causes | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 169 Malignant disease | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 4 | .. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 17 |
| 170 Abscess | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| 171 Cerebro Spinal Meningitis | 3 | 1 | 1 | .... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Total | 510 | 257 | 45 | 32 | 32 | 35 | 114 | 174 | 202 | 238 | 221 | 113 | 33 | 79 | 335 | 330 | 278 | 419 | 193 | 197 | 175 | 1087 | 919 | 2006 |