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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| 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 | 65 | 151 | 50 | 52 | 72 | 13 | 338 |
| X. Joints, Bones, &c.: | |||||||
| Chronic Rheumatism | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Disease of Joints | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .... |
| Disease of Bones | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Disease of Spine | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| XI. Skin, Cellular Tissue, &c. : | |||||||
| Carbuncle and Boils | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Phlegmon | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Disease of Skin, &c | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| XII. Malformation : | |||||||
| Spina Bifida | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Other Malformations | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| XIII. Premature Birth and Debility | 8 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 |
| XIV. Atropy | 2 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
| XV. Old Age | .. | .. | .. | .. | 15 | 12 | 27 |
| XVI. Sudden Deaths | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 5 |
| XVII. Violent Deaths : | |||||||
| Intemperance | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Privation of Food | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Want of Breast Milk | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Neglect | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Amputation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Burns and Scalds | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
| Hanging (Suicide) | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Suffocation | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Drowning | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Fracture and Contusions | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 |
| Wounds | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Other Violence | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 =11 |
| XVIII. Not Specified | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Total | 79 | 171 | 51 | 67 | 91 | 25 | 395 |
| Under 1 | Under 20 | 20 and under 40 | 40 and under 60 | 60 and under 80 | 80 and above | Total. | |