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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Hackney 1875
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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TABLE XIV.
Per cottages of Deaths in Hackney in each year from 1866 to 1876, arranged in 12 groups.
| Zymotic diseases. | Diseases of uncertain seat | Tubercular diseases | Diseases of the nervous system | Diseases of the circulatory organs | Diseases of the respiratory organs | Diseases of the digestive and urinary organs. | Diseases of the skin and joints | Premature birth and atrophy | Childbirth and diseases of women | Old age | Violence | Temperature | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | degrees. | |
| 1856 | 20.9 | 4.9 | 17.6 | 10.7 | 4.2 | 17. 1 | 6.8 | 0.5 | 4.9 | 0.9 | 7.3 | 4.2 | 49.1 |
| 1857 | 19.2 | 5.4 | 18.5 | 10.9 | 3.9 | 16.9 | 6.4 | 0.7 | 4.3 | 1.3 | 7.2 | 4.7 | 51.8 |
| 1858 | 21.9 | 4.7 | 14.7 | 12.4 | 4.5 | 16.2 | 7.2 | 0.4 | 5.7 | 0.7 | 7.1 | 4.5 | 49.2 |
| 1859 | 23.0 | 4.5 | 15.9 | 14.0 | 3.8 | 14.1 | 8.0 | 0.7 | 4.2 | 1.0 | 6.8 | 4.0 | 50.8 |
| i860 | 16.8 | 4.6 | 16.8 | 13.7 | 6.3 | 18.5 | 5.2 | 0.4 | 4.6 | 0.7 | 7.1 | 5.3 | 47.0 |
| 1861 | 19.8 | 5.1 | 16.4 | 11.8 | 6.5 | 17.4 | 6.9 | 0.5 | 4.6 | 0.8 | 6.9 | 3.3 | 49.4 |
| 1862 | 21.5 | 6.0 | 17.1 | 12.0 | 6.3 | 13.9 | 6.3 | 0.9 | 5.4 | 0.6 | 6.6 | 3.4 | 49.5 |
| 1863 | 23.7 | 4.4 | 15.5 | 13.2 | 4.3 | 14.6 | 7.5 | 0.7 | 4.2 | 1.1 | 6.2 | 4.6 | 50.3 |
| 1864 | 19.8 | 4.4 | 17.1 | 11.2 | 5.7 | 19.1 | 5.5 | 0.5 | 5.0 | 1.3 | 6.8 | 3.6 | 48.5 |
| 1865 | 20.5 | 4.4 | 18.1 | 11.9 | 4.9 | 16.1 | 5.2 | 0.7 | 6.0 | 0.9 | 7.6 | 3.4 | 50.3 |
| 1866 | 22.2 | 4.7 | 16.7 | 11.9 | 4.8 | 15.1 | 5.6 | 0.5 | 6.6 | 1.2 | 7.4 | 3.3 | 49.8 |
| 1867 | 16.6 | 5.4 | 20.0 | 11.0 | 4.1 | 16.0 | 5.8 | 0.6 | 7.6 | 1.4 | 7.8 | 3.7 | 48.6 |
| 1868 | 16.6 | 5.2 | 17.8 | 13.7 | 5.9 | 14.4 | 6.3 | 0.6 | 6.9 | 1.2 | 7.9 | 3.5 | 51.6 |
| 1869 | 25.4 | 4.7 | 16.2 | 11.1 | 5.5 | 15.0 | 5.9 | 0.4 | 5.5 | 0.8 | 6.6 | 2.9 | 49.5 |
| 1870 | 21.6 | 4.6 | 16.7 | 11.9 | 6.7 | 15.9 | 5.8 | 0.4 | 5.7 | 1.1 | 6.7 | 2.9 | 48.7 |
| 1871 | 28.4 | 4.1 | 15.6 | 10.6 | 5.7 | 15.7 | 5.7 | 0.4 | 5.7 | 0.6 | 5.1 | 2.4 | 48.7 |
| 1872 | 22.2 | 4.8 | 16.2 | 12.5 | 6.0 | 16.2 | 6.3 | 0.5 | 5.9 | 1.5 | 4.8 | 3.1 | 50.7 |
| 1873 | 17.1 | 4.6 | 15.1 | 12.8 | 6.8 | 19.1 | 6.4 | 0.5 | 7.0 | 1.1 | 6.2 | 3.3 | 48.9 |
| 1874 | 16.4 | 4.8 | 15.3 | 13.3 | 6.9 | 17.9 | 7.3 | 0.4 | 6.4 | 1.5 | 6.4 | 3.4 | 48.1 |
| 1875 | 17.7 | 40 | 15.6 | 12.1 | 6.5 | 22.1 | 6.5 | 0.9 | 7.2 | 1.2 | 4.5 | 2.9 | 49.4 |
| 1856-65 | 20.80 | 4.84 | 16.77 | 12.18 | 5.04 | 16.39 | 6.50 | 0.60 | 4.89 | 0.93 | 6.96 | 4.10 | Mean No of death in each 10 years. |
| 1866-75 | 20.42 | 4.69 | 16.52 | 12.09 | 5.88 | 16.64 | 6.15 | 0.52 | 6.45 | 1.16 | 6.34 | 3.9 |
the first year of birth from syphilis, improper food and want of
care. The number of deaths entered as being from premature
birth is sure to be relatively greater amongst a poor population,
because the mothers and children do not have the care and comforts
which those in a better class receive, and because many of
the deaths from atrophy and premature birth should really be