London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 I.—
| Causes of Death. | Ages. | Total. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 | 0 and under 20 | 20 andunder 40 | 40 and mder CO | 60 and | under 80 | 80 and above | ||
| Brought forward | 53 | 108 | 27 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 181 |
| V Heart and Blood Vessels : | |||||||
| Pericarditis | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Endocarditis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Aneurism | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Disease of Heart, &c. | ... | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10=11 |
| VI. Lungs and Organs of Inspiration : | |||||||
| Larygismus Stridulus | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Laryngitis | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 |
| Bronchitis | 5 | 10 | ... | 8 | 7 | 2 | 27 2 |
| Pleurisy | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |
| Pneumonia | 2 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ... | 16 1 |
| Asthma | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |
| Disease of Lungs | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 53 |
| VII. Stomach and Digestive Organs : | |||||||
| Teething | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 |
| Quinsey | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Gastritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 |
| Enteritis | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Peritonitis | ... | 2 | ... | ... | |||
| Ascites | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Ulceration of Intestines | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 1 | ... ... | ... |
| Hernia (Rupture) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Intussusception | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Disease of Bowels | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Abdominal Tumour | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Stricture of Intestinal Canal | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Disease of Stomach, &c. | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Disease of Pancreas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Inflammation of Liver (Hepatitis) | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Jaundice | 1 | 1 ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Disease of Liver | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Disease of Spleen | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | =25 |
| VIII. Kidney, &c.: | |||||||
| Nephritis | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Nephria (Blight's Disease) | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 3 |
| Diabetes | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Stone | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Cystitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Stricture of Urethra | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Disease of Prostrate Gland | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Disease of Kidney | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| IX. Childbirth: | |||||||
| Childbirth (see Metria) | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Disease of Uterus, &c | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Ovarian Disease | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Carried forward | 65 | 118 | 37 | 41 | 44 | 7 | 277 |