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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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. |