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. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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. | 76 to 85. | 85 and upwards. | Moorfields. | Church. | Hoxton. | Wenlock. | Whitmore. | Kingsland. | Haggerston. | Acton. | Male. | Female. | ||
115 Diseases of Lymphatic System and ductless glands | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 |
116 Acute nephritis | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
117 Briglit's disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 32 | |
118 Calculus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | |
119 Diseases of bladder and prostate | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 | 1 | 4 |
120 Other and ill-defined diseases of urinary system | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 4 |
121 Diseases of testis and penis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
122 Diseases of ovaries | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | |
123 Diseases of uterus and appen- dages | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
124 Diseases of vagina and external genital organs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
125 Diseases of breast | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
126 Abortion, miscarriage | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 |
127 Puerperal mania | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
128 Puerperal convulsions | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
129 Placenta prævia, flooding | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 |
130 Puerperal thrombosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
131 Other and ill defined accidents and diseases of pregnancy and childbirth | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 2 |
132 Arthritis, ostitis, periostitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
133 Other and ill-defined diseases of osseous system | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
134 Ulcer, bedsore | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
135 Eczema | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
136 Pemphigus | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 |
137 Other and ill-defined diseases of integumentary system By Accident or Negligence. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
138 In mines and quarries | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
139 In vehicular traffic | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | 7 | 2 | |
140 On railways | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
141 On vessels and docks, excluding drowning | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
142 In building operations | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
143 By machinery | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
144 By weapons and implements | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
145 Burns and Scalds | .. | 6 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
146 Poisons, poisonous vapours | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
147 Surgical narcosis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | |
148 Effects of electric shock | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
149 Corrosion by chemicals | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
150 Drowning | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
151 Suffocation, overlaid in bed | 18 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 8 | |
152 Suffocation otherwise | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 1 | |
153 Falls, not specified | 1 | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11 | |
154 Weather agencies | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
155 Otherwise, and not stated | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | |
156 Homicide | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
Suicides, all forms. 157 By poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
158 By asphyxia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | |
159 By hanging and strangulation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | 4 | 1 | |
160 By drowning | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
161 By shooting | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 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 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | 2 | |
169 Malignant disease | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | |
170 Abscess | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | |
171 Cerebro Spinal Fever | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Total | 512 | 354 | 47 | 33 | 31 | 50 | 104 | 177 | 230 | 234 | 228 | 150 | 39 | 87 | 382 | 296 | 299 | 502 | 225 | 196 | 202 | 1125 | 1064 |