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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 1860
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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1st QUARTER, 1860.
| Causes of Death. | Ages. | Total. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 | 1 and under 20 | 1 20 and under 40 | 40 and under 60 | 60 and under 80 | 80 and above | ||
| Brought forward | 76 | 104 | 59 | 63 | 92 | 17 | 411 |
| Joints Bones, &c.: | |||||||
| Chronic Rheumatism | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Disease of Joints | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 |
| Disease of Bones | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Disease of Spine | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | —3 |
| XI. Skin, Cellular Tissue, &c. | |||||||
| Carbuncle and Boils | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Phlegmon | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Disease of Skin, &c. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| XII. Malformation: | |||||||
| Spina Bifida | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other Malformations | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2-2 |
| XIII. Premature Birth and Debility: | 15 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 15-16 |
| XIV. Atropy | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8—8 |
| XV. Old Age | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 17 | 28—28 |
| XVI. Sudden Deaths | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3—3 |
| XVII. Violent Deaths: | |||||||
| Intemperance | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Privation of Food | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Want of Breast Milk | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Neglect | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Amputation of Leg | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Poison (Suicide) | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Burns and Scalds | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | |
| Hanging (Suicide) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Suffocation | 4 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 6 |
| Drowning (Suicide) | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 |
| Fracture and Contusions | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 |
| Wounds | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 |
| Other Violence | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | —20 |
| XVIII. Not Specified | |||||||
| Total | 109 | 110 | 61 | 67 | 107 | 86 | 490 |
| under 1 | 1 and under 20 | 20 and under 40 | 40 and under 60 | 60 and under 80 | 80 and above | Total. | |