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 2 | 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 | 464 | 183 | 227 | 140 | 113 | 145 | 202 | 197 | 223 | 245 | 132 | 17 | 5 | 2293 | |
| Order 6. | |||||||||||||||
| Ovarian Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | 4 | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | 13 | |
| Uterus, Disease of | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | |
| 17 | |||||||||||||||
| Order 7. | |||||||||||||||
| Joint Disease | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 8 | |
| 8 | |||||||||||||||
| Order 8. | |||||||||||||||
| Ulcer and Abcess | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
| Skin Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
| 2 | |||||||||||||||
| CLASS 4.—Order 1. | |||||||||||||||
| Premature | 128 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 128 | |
| Cyanosis | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | |
| Spina Bifida | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | |
| Other Malformations | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | |
| 140 | |||||||||||||||
| Order 2. | |||||||||||||||
| Childbirth | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 16 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 25 | |
| 25 | |||||||||||||||
| Order 3. | |||||||||||||||
| Old age | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 48 | 86 | 39 | 5 | 180 | |
| l80 | |||||||||||||||
| Order 4. | |||||||||||||||
| Atrophy and Debility | 40 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 40 | |
| 40 | |||||||||||||||
| CLASS 5.—Order 1. Accidnt. Neglence. | |||||||||||||||
| Fracture— Contusions | 1 | .. | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 23 | |
| Gun Shot | .. | .. | . . | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
| Cut—Stab | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
| Bums—Scalds | 1 | .. | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | |
| Poison | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
| Drowning | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 16 | |
| Suffocation | 18 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 20 | |
| Otherwise | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | |
| 78 | |||||||||||||||
| Order 2. | |||||||||||||||
| Murder & Manslaghtr. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | |
| 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Order 3. | |||||||||||||||
| Suicide | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 14 | |
| Not Specified | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| 14 | |||||||||||||||
| Totals | 666 | 187 | 239 | 151 | 135 | 172 | 220 | 209 | 234 | 301 | 218 | 57 | 10 | 2799 | |