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 under 80 | 80 and above | ||
| Brought forward | 55 | 126 | 50 | 76 | 109 | 14 | 430 |
| X. Joints, Bones, &c: | |||||||
| Chronic Rheumatism | |||||||
| Disease of Joints | |||||||
| Disease of Bones | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Disease of Spine | 1 | ||||||
| XI. Skin, Cellular Tissue, &c.: | |||||||
| Carbuncle and Boils | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Phlegmon | |||||||
| Disease of Skin, &c. | 1 | 1—2 | |||||
| XII. Malformation: | |||||||
| Spina Bifida | |||||||
| Other Malformations | 3 | 3 | |||||
| XIII. Premature Birth and Debility | 13 | 13 | |||||
| XIV. Atrophy | 5 | 5 | |||||
| XV. Old Age | 15 | 23 | 38 | ||||
| XVI. Sudden Deaths | |||||||
| XVII. Violent Deaths: | |||||||
| Intemperance | |||||||
| Privation of Food | |||||||
| Want of Breast Milk | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Neglect | |||||||
| Amputations | |||||||
| Poison | |||||||
| Burns and Scalds | 3 | 3 | |||||
| Hanging (Suicide) | |||||||
| Suffocation | 5 | 5 | |||||
| Drowning | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Fractures and Contusions | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Wounds | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Other Violence | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4—17 | |||
| XVIII. Not Specified | |||||||
| Total | 84 | 132 | 51 | 77 | 128 | 37 | 509 |
| Under l | 1 and under 20 | 20 and under 40 | 40 and under 60j | 60 and under 80 | 80 and above | Total. | |