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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 1884
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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TABLE III.
Showing the Number of Deaths at all Ages in 1884
from certain groups of diseases, and proportions to
1,000 of Population, and to 1,000 Deaths from all Causes; also the Number of Deaths of Infants under One Year of Age from other groups of
| Total Deaths. 1884. | Per Milleage of Deaths to Total Deaths, 1884. | Deaths per 1000 population. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1881 | 1882 | 1883 | 1884 | ||||
| 1. Zymotic Diseases | 820 | 222 | 4.82 | 3.39 | 2.63 | 3.99 | |
| 2. Pulmonary, other than Phthisis | 603 | 163 | 3.77 | 3.96 | 3.31 | 2.93 | |
| 3. Tubercular | 515 | 140 | 2.27 | 2.59 | 2.63 | 2.05 | |
| 4. Wasting Diseases | Under 1 year | 219 | 695 | 1.26 | 0.98 | 1.19 | 1.06 |
| 5. Convulsive Diseases | 145 | 393 | 1.02 | 0.65 | 0.78 | 0.71 | |
2. Includes Phthisis, Scrofula, Rickets, Tabes Mesenterica, and deaths registered as being
oaused by Hydrocephalus in children more than one year old.
4. Includes Infantile Hydrocephalus, Meningitis, Convulsions and Teething, under 1 year.
6. Includes Marasmus, Atrophy and Debility, want of Breast Milk, and Premature Birth.
Table III. shows the total number of deaths from certain
important groups of diseases. It shows that from all zymotic
diseases there were 820 deaths, which give 222 per 1,000
deaths from all causes, and 3'99 per 1000 population, being
much above the means for 1882 and 1883, but below it for
1881. The deaths from tubercular affections numbered 515,
or 140 per 1,000 deaths from all causes, and 2.05 per 1,000
population. This is a much smaller proportion than in former
years, as the numbers were 2.27 in 1881,2.59 in 1882, and 2.63
in 1883. Deaths from inflammatory diseases of the lungs were
also below the mean, as they were only 2.93 per 1,000 population,
and caused only 163 deaths out of 1,000 deaths from all
causes. Convulsive diseases of infants, under 1 year, induced
145 deaths, or 393 per 1,000 deaths from all causes; and wasting
diseases of infants 219 deaths, or 595 per 1,000. The deaths
included under these headings can be ascertained by referring
to the foot note of the table. The rate per 1,000 population of
all ages was less than 1 as regards convulsive diseases, and a
little above 1 from wasting diseases.