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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Hackney 1858
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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TABLE II
Deaths registered in the District of Hackney during the Thirteen Weeks ending January Ist, 1859.
| 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 | ||
| I. Zymotic Diseases: | |||||||
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | 3 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 |
| Scarlatina | 3 | 38 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 38 |
| Hooping Cough | 10 | 20 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 20 |
| Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Thrush | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Diarrhœa (Bowel Complaint) | 4 | 5 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 7 |
| Dysentery | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Influenza | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 3 |
| Scurvy and Purpura | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Ague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Remittent Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Infantile Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Typhus Fever | ... | 4 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 9 |
| Puerperal Fever (Metria) | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Rheumatic Fever | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
| Erysipelas (Rose) | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 |
| Syphilis | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Noma (Canker) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diptheria | ... | 6 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 8 = 100 |
| II. Dropsy, &c.: | |||||||
| Hæmorrhage | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 |
| Dropsy | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 5 |
| Abscess | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Ulcer | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Fistula | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Mortification | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 4 |
| Cancer | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 7 | 1 | 12 |
| Gout | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 3—26 |
| III. Tubercular Diseases: | |||||||
| Scrofula | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Tabes Mesenterica | 5 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 |
| Phthisis (Consumption) | ... | 11 | 33 | 13 | 2 | ... | 59 |
| Hydrocephalus (Water on Brain) | 3 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6=73 |
| IV. Brain and Nerves: | |||||||
| Meningitis | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 6 |
| Cerebritis | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 3 |
| Apoplexy | ... | ... | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 13 |
| Palsy (Paralysis) | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 7 | ... | 8 |
| Delirium Tremens | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Idocoy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Epilepsy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Tetanus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Insanity | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 3 |
| Convulsions | 9 | 14 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14 |
| Disease of Brain, &c. | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| „ Spinal Cord | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1=55 |
| Carried forward | 42 | 132 | 42 | 36 | 40 | 4 | 254 |