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 Hackney]
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TABLE II.—
Causes of Death. | Ages. | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Under 1 | 0 and under 20 | 20 and under 40 | 40 and under 60 | 60 and under 80 | 80 and above | Total. | |
Brought forward | 32 | 89 | 33 | 28 | 17 | 1 | 168 |
V. Heart and Blood Vessels: | |||||||
Pericarditis | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Endocarditis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Aneurism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Disease of Heart, &c. | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | .. | 8=9 |
VI. Lungs and Organs op Respiration : | |||||||
Laryngitis | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Bronchitis | 2 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 27 |
Pleurisy | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Pneumonia | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | .. | 16 |
Asthma | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 5 |
Hydrothorax | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 |
Disease of Lungs | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 = 55 |
VII. Stomach and Digestive Organs: | |||||||
Teething | 3 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
Quinsey | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Gastritis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 |
Ileus | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Peritonitis | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Ascites | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Ulceration of Intestines | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Hernia (Rupture) | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Intussusception | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Disease of Bowels | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Abdominal Tumour | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Stricture of Œsophagus | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Disease of Stomach, &c. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Disease of Pancreas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Inflammation of Liver (Hepatitis) | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Jaundice | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Disease of Liver | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Disease of Spleen | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. = 21 |
VIII. Kidney, &c. : | |||||||
Nephritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Nephria (Bright's Disease) | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Diabetes | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Disease of Kidney | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Cystitis | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Stricture of Urethra | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Disease of Prostrate Gland | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 = 5 |
IX. Childbirth: | |||||||
Childbirth (see Metria) . | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
Disease of Uterus, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Ovarian Disease | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | 4=6 |
Carried forward | 47 | 126 | 44 | 46 | 44 | 4 | 264 |