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. | Total. | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Under 1 | 0 and under 20 | 20 and under 40 | 40 and under 60 | 60 and under 80 | 80 and above | ||
Brought forward | 72 | 138 | 41 | 26 | 34 | 3 | 242 |
V. Heart and Blood Vessels: | |||||||
Pericarditis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Endocarditis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Aneurism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Disease of Heart, &c. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 11 = 11 |
VI. Lungs and Organs of Respiration: | |||||||
Laryngitis | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Bronchitis | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
Pleurisy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Pneumonia | 3 | 5 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 8 |
Asthma | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 |
Hydrothorax | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Disease of Lungs | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 = 22 |
VII. Stomach and Digestive | |||||||
Organs: | |||||||
Teething | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Quinsey | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Gastritis | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Enteritis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Ileus | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Peritonitis | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 |
Ascites | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Ulceration of Intestines | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Hernia (Rupture) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Intussusception | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Disease of Bowels | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Abdominal Tumour | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Stricture of Intestinal Canal | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
Disease of Stomach, &c. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Disease of Pancreas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Inflammation of Liver (Hepatitis) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Jaundice | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 |
Disease of Liver | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 |
Disease of Spleen | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. = 14 |
VIII. Kidney. &c.: | |||||||
Nephritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Nephria (Bright's Disease) | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Diabetes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Disease of Kidney | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Cystitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Stricture of Urethra | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Disease of Prostrate Gland | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. = 1 |
IX. Childbirth: | |||||||
Childbirth (see Metria) | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | l |
Disease of Uterus, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Ovarian Disease | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 = 2 |
Carried forward | 81 | 149 | 49 | 41 | 46 | 7 | 292 |