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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TABLE V.
DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES IN THE BOROUGH OF SHOREDITCH. AND IN EACH WARD DURING THE YEAR ENDING
31ST DECEMBER, 1911.
Notk. 1 he deaths of persons not belonging to Shoreditch occurring in hospitals and other institutions in the Borough are excluded ; deaths of persons belonging to Shoreditch occurring in public institutions in London beyond the limits of the Borough are included.
CAUSES OF DEATH. | AGES. | DEATHS IN EACH WARD. | SEX. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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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. | 75 to 85. | 85 and upwards. | Moorfields. | Church. | Hoxton. | Wenloek. | Whitmore. | Kings'nnd. | Haggfrston. | Acton. | Male. | Female. | Total. | ||
1 Small Pox | Vaccinated | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Unvaccinated | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
No statement | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
2 Measles | 27 | 94 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 31 | 18 | 10 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 7 | 68 | 57 | 1 25 | |
3 Scarlet fever | 1 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | ||
4 Typhus fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
5 Epidemic influenza | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 3 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .. | 6 | 6 | 12 | |||
6 Wliooping cough | 14 | 18 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 32 | |||
7 Diphtheria, membranous croup | 2 | 17 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 19, | 10 | ||||
8 Enteric fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | |
9 Asiatic cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
10 Diarrhœa, dysentery | 80 | 34 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 7 | .. | .. | 4 | 26 | 18 | 2 6 | 22 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 66 | 59 | 125 | |
11 Epidemic or zymotic enteritis | 28 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 20 | 37 | |
12 Other allied diseases | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
13 Hydrophobia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
14 Glanders, farcy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
15 Tetanus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
16 Anthrax, splenic fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
17 Cow-pox, accidents of vaccination | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
18 Syphilis | 9 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .. | 7 | 4 | 11 | |
19 Gonorrhœa | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
20 Phagedœna, hospital gangrene | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
21 Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
22 Puerperal fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 2 | |
23 Pyemia, septicemia | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | .. | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 13 | |
24 Infective endocarditis | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 4 | ||
25 Other allied diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | |
26 Malarial fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
27 Rheumatic fever | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
28 Rheumatism of the heart | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
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29 Brain or meninges, acute hydrocephalus | 10 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 37 | |
30 Larynx | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
31 Lungs | 3 | 6 | .. | 5 | 13 | 12 | 46 | 40 | 38 | 17 | 2 | 1 | .. | 7 | 37 | 22 | 9! 3 | 40 | 18 | 17 | 100 | 83 | 183 | ||
32 Intestines, tabes mesenterica | 8 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | ..5 | .. | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 13 | |
33 General, position undefined | 4 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 21 | |
34 Other forms, scrofula | 1 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 1 | .. | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | 7 | 4 | 11 | |
35 Other Infective diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
36 Thrush | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
37 Actinonycosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
38 Hydatid diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
39 Scurvy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
40 Other diseases due to altered food | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
41 Acute alcoholism, delirium tremens | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | |
42 Chronic alcoholism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | 10 | 3 | 13 | |
43 Chronic industrial poisonings | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
44 Other chronic poisonings | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
45 Osteo-arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
46 Gout | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .... | .. | .. | |
47 Cancer | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 7 | 16 | 26 | 23 | 6 | .. | 2 | 13 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 43 | 36 | 79 | |
48 Diabetes mellitus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 | ||
49 Purpura hemorrhagica | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
50 Hemophilia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
51 Anemia, leucocythemia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 |