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 | 64 | 142 | 54 | 60 | 74 | 10 | 340 |
| X. Joints Bones, &c.: | |||||||
| Chronic Rheumatism | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Disease of Joints | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 |
| Diseases of Bones | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Disease of Spine | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| XI. Skin, Cellular Tissue, &c. : | |||||||
| Carbuncle and Boils | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Phlegmon | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Disease of Skin, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| XII. Malformation: | |||||||
| Spina Bifida | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Other Malformations | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| XIII. Premature Birth and De bility | 11 | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 11 |
| XIV. Atropy | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
| XV. Old Age | .. | .. | .. | .. | 17 | 14 | 31 |
| XVI. Sudden Deaths | 2 | 2 | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | 7 |
| XVII. Violent Deaths : | |||||||
| Intemperance | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Privation of Food | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Want of Breast Milk | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Neglect | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Amputation of Leg | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Poisoned Wounds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Burns and Scalds | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Hanging (Suicide) | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Suffocation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Drowning (Suicide) | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Fracture and Contusions | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Wounds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Other Violence | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| XVIII. Not Specified | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Total | 84 | 167 | 56 | 65 | 96 | 25 | 409 |
| Under 1 | Under 20 | 20 and under 40 | 40 and under 60 | 60 and under 80 | 80 and above | Total. | |