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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 1880
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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TABLE V.
Deaths Registered from all causes during the Year 1880, the Deaths of Non-residents in the Fever and Small-pox Hospitals being excluded.
| Causes of Death. | AGE AT DEATH. | Percentages. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Classes. | 0 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 25 | 35 | 45 | 55 | 65 | 75 | 85 and upwds. | Totals | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1 | 5 | 15 | 25 | 35 | 45 | 55 | 65 | 75 | 85 | ||||
| Zymotic | 221 | 233 | 61 | 32 | 24 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 623 | 18.8 |
| Constitutional | 78 | 77 | 16 | 64 | 107 | 102 | 67 | 53 | 30 | 15 | — | 609 | 18.3 |
| Local | 318 | 226 | 58 | 42 | 75 | 108 | 122 | 200 | 229 | 139 | 28 | 1540 | 46.4 |
| Development | 274 | 22 | — | 4 | 11 | 10 | — | — | 28 | 67 | 32 | 448 | 18.5 |
| Violent Deaths | 32 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 8 | 2 | — | 1 | 101 | 8.0 |
| 918 | 668 | 142 | 151 | 224 | 238 | 219 | 270 | 298 | 231 | 62 | 3321 | 100 | |
| Per cents. of death, 1880 | 27.7 | 17.1 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 6.7 | 7.2 | 6.6 | 8.1 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 1.9 | 100 | |
| „ „ „ 1866-75 | 24.3 | 15.7 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 8.0 | 9.8 | 7.8 | 2.2 | 100 | |
| „ „ „ 1856-65 | 21.0 | 16.4 | 6.1 | 5.1 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 8.9 | 10.9 | 8.0 | 2.2 | 100 | |
The percentage of deaths from the diseases classed together
by the Registrar General as zymotic, was higher during this
year than in 1879, although not so fatal as in 1878 or in
1877, or indeed in most years. There was an exceptionally
large mortality from small pox, whooping cough and
diarrhoea. The proportion from constitutional causes was
somewhat less than usual, but did not differ much from the
average, indeed, in no one class was the deaths unusually
large. The mortality amongst children was decidedly high
as 27.7 per cent. of the total deaths occurred amongst
infants under 1 year old, and 171 per cent. between 1 and 5
years of age, making a total mortality of 44.8 per cent. of the
deaths under 5 years of age, the average for 1866-75 being 40
per cent. These deaths were caused chiefly by scarlet fever,
diarrhoea and especially whooping cough. The number of
deaths between 5 and 35 was less than usual. The diminution