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.
| AGE | Under 1 year. | 1 to 5. | 5 to 15. | I5 to 25. | 25 to 35. | 35 to 45. | 45 to 55. | 55 to 65. | 65 to 75. | 75 to 85. | 85 and upward. | Totals. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Order 3. | ||||||||||||
| Old Age | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 27 | 67 | 32 | 128—128 |
| Order 4. | ||||||||||||
| Atrophy and Debility | 99 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 106—106 |
| CLASS V.—Order 1. | ||||||||||||
| Accident—Negligence. Fracture—Contusions | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .. | 16 |
| Gun Shot | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Cut—Stab | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Burns—Scalds | 2 | 6 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 14 |
| Poison | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 |
| Drowning | 1 | .. | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | 20 |
| Suffocation | 9 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 |
| Otherwise | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .1-63 |
| Totals | 16 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 63 |
| Order 2. | ||||||||||||
| Murder and Manslaughter | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Order 3. | ||||||||||||
| Suicide | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | i | 1 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 10—10 |
| Not specified | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Grand Totals | 770 | 528 | 152 | 143 | 197 | 259 | 281 | 317 | 355 | 225 | 58 | 3285 |