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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| AGES.... | Under 1 year | 1 to 5 | 2 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 and upwrd. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brought forward | 222 | 97 | 145 | 87 | 84 | 94 | 106 | 75 | 58 | 36 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1021 | |
| CLASS 3.—Order 1. | |||||||||||||||
| Inflammn. of Brain | 17 | 12 | 18 | 6 | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | .. | .. | 67 | |
| Apoplexy | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 10 | 5 | .. | 91 | |
| Paralysis | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 14 | 1 | .. | 57 | |
| Insanity | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 5 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | 16 | |
| Epilepsy | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | 2 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 11 | |
| Convulsions | 84 | 17 | 9 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 114 | |
| Disease of Brain | 3 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 10 | |
| Spinal Cord | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 5 | ||
| 371 | |||||||||||||||
| Order 2. | |||||||||||||||
| Inflammn. of heart | .. | 1 | .. | 5 | .. | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 15 | |
| Aneurism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 8 | |
| Heart disease | 2 | .. | .. | 7 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 23 | 33 | 41 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 171 | |
| 194 | |||||||||||||||
| Order 3. | |||||||||||||||
| Laryngism Stridulas | 15 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 16 | |
| Laryngitis | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | |
| Bronchitis | 60 | 25 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 33 | 54 | 40 | 6 | 1 | 280 | |
| Pleurisy | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | 16 | |
| Pneumonia | 44 | 26 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 13 | .. | 1 | .. | 166 | |
| Asthma | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | 4 | 3 | .. | .. | 12 | |
| Lung Disease | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 6 | |
| 502 | |||||||||||||||
| CLASS 3.—Order 4. | |||||||||||||||
| Gastritis | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | |
| Enteritis | 6 | 1 | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 18 | |
| Peritonitis | 1 | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 16 | |
| Ulceratn. of Intestines | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | |
| Hernia | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 3 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | 10 | |
| Ileus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
| Intussusception | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 6 | |
| Stomach Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | |
| Hepatitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 14 | |
| Jaundice | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | ||
| Liver Disease | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 11 | 6 | .. | .. | 58 | |
| Spleen Disease | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | |
| 143 | |||||||||||||||
| Order 5. | |||||||||||||||
| Nephritis | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | |
| Nephria | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | 6 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3 | .. | .. | 32 | |
| Diabetes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | 9 | |
| Stone | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | |
| Cystitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .. | .. | 10 | |
| Kidney Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 5 | |
| 62 | |||||||||||||||
| Carried forward | 464 | 183 | 227 | 140 | 113 | 145 | 202 | 197 | 223 | 245 | 132 | 17 | 5 | 2293 | |