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—(continued.)
| Causes of Death. | Ages. | Total. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 | 1 and under 20 | 20 and under 40 | 40 and under 60 | 60 and under80 | 80 and above | ||
| Brought forward | 49 | 131 | 47 | 59 | 68 | 9 | 363 |
| X. Joints, Bones, &c : | |||||||
| Cronic Rheumatism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Disease of Joints | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Disease of Bones | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Disease of Spine | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 —1 |
| XI. Skin, Cellular Tissue, &c.: | |||||||
| Carbuncle and Boils | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Phlegmon | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Disease of Skin, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| XII. Malformation: | |||||||
| Spina Bifida | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Other Malformations | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| XIII. Premature Birth and De. Bility | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 |
| XIV. Atrophy | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| XV. Old Age | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 13 | 12 | 26 |
| XVI. Sudden Deaths | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| XVII. Violent Deaths: | |||||||
| Intemperance | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Privation of Food | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Want of Breast Milk | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Neglect | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Surgical Operations | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Burns and Scalds | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Hanging (Suicide) | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Suffocation | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Drowning | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 3 |
| Fractures and Contusions | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Wounds | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 4 |
| Other Violence | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | —11 |
| XVIII. Not Specified | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Total | 65 | 136 | 48 | 62 | 83 | 21 | 415 |
| Under 1 | 1 and under 20 | 20 and under 40 | 40 and under 60 | 60 and under80 | 80 and above | Total | |