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 | 43 | 107 | 38 | 22 | 24 | 3 | 194 |
| V. Heart and Blood Vessels: | |||||||
| Pericarditis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Endocarditis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Aneurism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| Disease of Heart,&c. | .. | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | .. | 24 |
| VI. Lungs and Organs of Respiration : | |||||||
| Laryngitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Bronchitis | 11 | 17 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 4 | 66 |
| Pleurisy | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
| Pneumonia | 9 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 2 | .. | 19 |
| Asthma | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | 5 |
| Disease of Lungs | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 3 |
| VII. Stomach and Digestive Organs : | |||||||
| Teething | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Quinsey | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Gastritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. 1 |
| Enteritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Peritonitis | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Ascites | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Ulceration of Intestines | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Hernia (Rupture) | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Disease of Bowels | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Abdominal Tumour | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Stricture of Intestinal Canal | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Disease of Stomach, &c. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 |
| Disease of Pancreas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Inflamation of Liver (Hepatitis) | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Jaundice | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Disease of Liver | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Disease of Spleen | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| VIII. Kidney, &c.: | |||||||
| Nephritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| Nephria (Bright's Disease) | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | 4 |
| Diabetes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Cystitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Stricture of Urethra | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Disease of Prostrate Gland | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Disease of Kidney | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 4 |
| IX. Childbirth: | |||||||
| Childbirth (see Metria) | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | 4 |
| Disease of Uterus, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Ovarian Disease | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Carried forward | 64 | 142 | 54 | 60 | 74 | 10 | 340 |