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 | 81 | 149 | 49 | 41 | 46 | 7 | 292 |
| X. Joints, Bones, &c.: | |||||||
| Chronic Rheumatism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Disease of Joints | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Disease of Bones | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Disease of Spine | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| XI. Skin, Cellular Tissue, &c. : | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Carbuncle and Boils | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Phlegmon | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Disease of Skin, &c. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| XII. Malformation: | |||||||
| Spina Bifida | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Other Malformations | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| XIII. Premature Birth and De | |||||||
| bility | 9 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 |
| XIV. Atropy | 16 | 16 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 16 |
| XV. Old Age | .. | .. | .. | .. | 14 | 9 | 23 |
| XVI. Sudden Deaths | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| XVII. Violent Deaths: | |||||||
| Intemperance | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Privation of Food | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| "Want of Breast Milk | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Neglect | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Amputation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Poison | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Burns and Scalds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Hanging (Suicide) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Suffocation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Drowning | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Fracture and Contusions | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Wounds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Other Violence | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 5 = 14 |
| XVIII. Not Specified | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 3 |
| Total | 109 | 182 | 52 | 46 | 64 | 18 | 362 |
| Under 1 | Under 20 | 20 and under 40 | 40 and under 60 | 60 and under 80 | 80 and above | Total. | |