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 OF DEATHS- Continued.
| AGES | Under 1 year. | 1 to 5 | 5 to 15 | 15 to 25 | 25 to 35 | 35 to 45 | 45 to 55 | 55 to 65 | 65 to 75 | 75 to 85 | 85 to 95 | 95 upwrd. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brought forward | 589 | 369 | 99 | 117 | 180 | 174 | 181 | 165 | 208 | 128 | 5 | 1 | 2226 | |
| Order 2. | ||||||||||||||
| Childbirth | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 14 | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 30 | |
| Order 3. | - | 30 | ||||||||||||
| Old Age | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 27 | 59 | 30 | 2 | 119 | |
| Order 4. | - | 119 | ||||||||||||
| Atrophy & Debility | 27 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 32 | |
| CLASS 5.—Order 1. | - | 32 | ||||||||||||
| Accidnt. Neglgnce | ||||||||||||||
| Fracture—Contusions. | .. | 4 | 4 | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | 20 | |
| Gun Shot | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Cut—Stab | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Burns—Scalds | 7 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 13 | |
| Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Drowning | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 13 | |
| Suffocation | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | |
| Otherwise | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | |
| Order 2. | - | 56 | ||||||||||||
| Murder & Manslghter. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Order 3. | ||||||||||||||
| Suicide | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 18 | |
| Not Specified | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | |
| - | 24 | |||||||||||||
| Totals | 637 | 378 | 108 | 129 | 202 | 191 | 187 | 177 | 240 | 189 | 46 | 3 | 2487 | |