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 DEATHS—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 upwards | Totals |
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Nervous Diseases. Inflammation of | ||||||||||||
Brain or Membranes | 20 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 47 |
Apoplexy, Hemiplegia | .. | .. | 0 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 28 | 42 | 34 | 28 | 1 | 150 |
Insanity, General Paralysis | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 48 |
Epilepsy | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 16 |
Convulsions | 68 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 73 |
Laryngismus Stridulus | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Diseases of Spinal cord | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
Paraplegia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 3 |
Other Nervous diseases | 8 | .. | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 1 | .. | 40 |
93 | 22 | 12 | 9 | 18 | 26 | 41 | 61 | 54 | 42 | 2 | 380 | |
Diseases of Circulating Organs. | ||||||||||||
Peri & Endo-Carditis | .. | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | 16 |
Valvular Disease of Heart | 2 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 34 | 49 | 41 | 15 | 4 | 196 |
Other diseases of heart | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 2 | .. | 25 |
Aneurism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | 6 |
3 | 6 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 38 | 54 | 61 | 17 | 4 | 243 | |
Respiratory Organs. | ||||||||||||
Laryngitis | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 |
Croup | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
Asthma | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | 9 |
Bronchitis | 59 | 22 | .. | 2 | 1 | 17 | 19 | 44 | 58 | 60 | 11 | 293 |
Pneumonia | 62 | 48 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 20 | 27 | 30 | 27 | 14 | 3 | 262 |
Pleurisy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 5 |
Other Respiratory Dis. | 6 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .. | 16 |
129 | 78 | 8 | 17 | 12 | 40 | 48 | 82 | 89 | 76 | 14 | 593 | |
Diseases Digestive System. | ||||||||||||
Dentition | 14 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 15 |
Quinsy, Sore Throat | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Disease of Stomach | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 24 |
„ Bowels | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 13 |
Enteritis | 56 | 8 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 5 | 2 | .. | 77 |
Obstruction of Intestines | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 28 |
Peritonitis | .. | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 21 |
Spleen | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Jaundice, Liver Dis. | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | .. | .. | 21 |
85 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 201 |