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 | 151025 | 25t°35 | 35to4S | 45to55 | 55to65 | 651075 | 75to85 | 851095 | 95 andupwrd | Total. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brought forward.. | 618 | 342 | 83 | 106 | 166 | 169 | •83 | 227 | 235 | 1.35 | 32 | 3 | |
2299 | |||||||||||||
Order 2. | |||||||||||||
Childbirth | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 8 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 15 |
15 | |||||||||||||
Order 3. | |||||||||||||
Old Age | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 36 | 92 | 28 | 4 | 160 |
160 | |||||||||||||
Order 4. | |||||||||||||
Atrophy & Debility .. | 32 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 35 |
35 | |||||||||||||
CLASS 5— Order I. | |||||||||||||
Accidnt. Neglgnce. | |||||||||||||
Fracture—Contusions | .. | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | .. | 2 | 2 | 2 | .. | 23 |
Gun Shot | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Cut—Stab | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Burns—Scalds | .. | 5 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 |
Poision | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Drowning | .. | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 21 |
Suffocation | 18 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 20 |
Otherwise | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
75 | |||||||||||||
Order 2. | |||||||||||||
Murder & Manslghter. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Order 3. | 1 | ||||||||||||
Suicide | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 |
Not Specified | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
9 | |||||||||||||
Totals | 571 | 357 | 90 | 116 | 178 | 182 | 193 | 232 | 277 | 229 | 62 | 7 | 2594 |
Percentage. | 25.9 | 13.7 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 7.4 | 9.0 | 10.7 | 8.8 | 2.4 | 0.2 | 6.5 |