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. | 15 to 25. | 25 to 35. | 35 to 45. | 45 to 55. | 55 to 65. | 65 to 75. | 75 to 85. | 85 and upward. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disease of Uterus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 30 |
| Abortion, Flooding | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 9 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 16 | |
| Pupereal Pyaemia | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | |
| Ovarian Dropsy and Diseases of Womb | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | 6 | |
| Bones and Joints, &c. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 30 | |
| Caries, Necrosis | .. | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 13 | 18 |
| Arthritis, Ostitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | |
| Carbuncle, Phlegmon | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
| Other Skin Diseases | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | |
| Violence. | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .. | 18 | |
| Accidents & Violence | 17 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | .. | 3 | 3 | 62 | 76 |
| Homicide | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | |
| Suicide | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | 12 | ||
| Ill-defined Causes | 17 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | .. | 3 | 3 | 76 | |
| Dropsy | . | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 136 |
| Debility and Atrophy | 96 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 100 | |
| Mortification | 1 | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | 10 | |
| Tumour | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 3 | |
| Abscess | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 10 | |
| Hemorrhage | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 10 | |
| Sudden Deaths (doubtful) | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
| Causes not Specified.. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | |
| 104 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | .. | 36 | ||
| Totals | 880 | 630 | 233 | 217 | 254 | 251 | 283 | 329 | 303 | 248 | 72 | 3700 | |