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 DEATH s.— Continued.
AGES | Under 1 year | 1 to 5 | 5 to 15 | 15to25 | 25 to35 | 35to45 | 45to55 | 55to65 | S5to75 | 75to85 | 85 and upwrd | Totals. | |
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CLASS 4.—Order 1. | |||||||||||||
Premature | 136 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 136 | |
Cyanosis | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | ||
Spina Bifida | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | |
Other Malformations. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | ||
Teething | 8 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 16 | 170 |
162 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 170 | ||
Order 2. | |||||||||||||
Childbirth | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 15 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 26 | |
26 | |||||||||||||
Order 3. | |||||||||||||
Old Age | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 39 | 92 | 33 | 168 | 168 |
Order 4. | |||||||||||||
Atrophy and Debility | 102 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 108 | 108 |
CLASS 5.—Order 1. | . | ||||||||||||
Accidnt.—Neglonce. | |||||||||||||
Fracture—Contusions. | .. | 7 | 1 | .. | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | 19 | |
Gun Shot | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Cut— Stab | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
Burns—Scalds | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | |
Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | |
Drowning | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 6 | |
Suffocation | 22 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 25 | |
Otherwise | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 60 |
23 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | .. | 1 | .. | 60 | ||
Order 2. | |||||||||||||
Murder & Manslghtr. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | •• | 2 | 2 |
Order 3. | |||||||||||||
Suicide | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 16 | 16 |
Not specified | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3545 | |
Totals | 816 | 586 | 160 | 163 | 222 | 274 | 295 | 326 | 376 | 267 | 60 |