London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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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between 1 and 2 years amounted to 244 or 8.3 per cent., and
between 2 and 5 years to nearly the same, viz., 249 or 8.5 per
cent., making a total of 16.8 deaths per cent. between 1 and 5
years of age against an average of 15.7 for the preceding ten
years. Between 5 and 15 years there were 130 deaths, or 4.4
per cent. of the whole, and from 15 to 25 years the mortality
was equal to 5 per cent., and from 25 to 35 it amounted to 6.3
per cent., all of which are below the average. Between 35 and
45 there were registered 212 deaths, or 7.2 per cent.; between 45
and 55 years of age 231 deaths occurred, or at the rate of 7.8 per
cent. Above 55 and below 75 years the largest number of adult
deaths were registered, as there were 239, or 8.8 per cent. between
55 and 65; and 207, or 9.1 per cent. between 65 and 75; so that
the proportion in the former decennial period was larger, whilst in
the latter it was smaller than the average of ten years. Above
75 years of age there were 300 deaths registered, or at the rate
of 10*1 per cent., which is a satisfactory return.
TABLE V.
Showing Mortality from certain classes of Diseases, the proportions to population and to total deaths.
| Total Deaths. | Per centage of Deaths to Total Deaths. | Deaths per 1000 of Population. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 522 | 17.7 | 3.6 | |
| 2. Tubercular | 437 | 15.6 | 3.1 |
| 3. Pulmonary, other than Phthisis | 620 | 21.1 | 4.4 |
| 4. Convulsive Diseases of Infants under 1 year | 102 | 3.4 | 0.72 |
| 5. Wasting Diseases of Infants | 185 | 6.2 | 1.3 |
2. Includes Phthisis, Scrofula, Rickets, Tabes Mcsenterica, and deaths registered
as being caused by Hydrocephalus in children of more than 1 year.
4. Includes Infantile Hydrocephalus, Meningitis, Convulsions and Teething.
5. Includes Marasmus, Atrophy and Debility, Want of Breast Milk, and
Premature Birth.
This Table shows the number of deaths and the per centages
per 1000 population, as well as those of deaths, to total deaths
from five groups of diseases which do not correspond with those
of the Registrar-General. The deaths in the first class do not