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 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 and upwrd. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLASS 4.—Order i. | ||||||||||||
| Premature | 149 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 149 |
| Cyanosis | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
| Spina Bifida | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| Other Malformations | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 |
| Teething | 10 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 17 |
| 180 | ||||||||||||
| 172 | 7 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 180 | |
| Order 2. | ||||||||||||
| Childbirth | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 8 | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 25 |
| 25 | ||||||||||||
| Order 3. | ||||||||||||
| Old Age | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 32 | 62 | 31 | 126 |
| 126 | ||||||||||||
| Order 4. | ||||||||||||
| Atrophy & Debility | 87 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 90 |
| 90 | ||||||||||||
| CLASS 5.—Order i. Accidnt.—Neglgne | ||||||||||||
| Fracture—Contusions | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 26 |
| Gun Shot | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Cut-Stab | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Burns—Scalds | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 11 | |
| Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Drowning | .. | .. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 23 |
| Suffocation | 20 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 24 |
| Otherwise | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 86 | ||||||||||||
| Order 2. | 23 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 86 |
| Murder & Manslghtr. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| 1 | ||||||||||||
| Order 3. | ||||||||||||
| Suicide | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 6 |
| Not Specified | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| 7 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 7 | |
| Totals for all Diseases | 832 | 711 | 235 | 198 | 243 | 243 | 237 | 258 | 371 | 237 | 49 | 3614 |