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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diseases of Urinary System. | ||||||||||||
| Kidney Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 2 | .. | 21 |
| Nephritis | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 2 | .. | 2 | 31 |
| Bright's Disease | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | .. | 29 |
| Other Kidney Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 7 |
| Bladder and Prostate | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 7 |
| .. | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 25 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 95 | |
| Diseases of Uterus&c | ||||||||||||
| Disease of Uterus | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 4 |
| Abortion, Flooding | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
| Puerperal Convulsion | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Ovarian Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| .. | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 10 | |
| Boxes and Joints, &c. | ||||||||||||
| Caries, Necrosis | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
| Arthritis, Ostitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Carbuncle, Phlegmon | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 6 |
| Other Skin Diseases | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 |
| 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 18 | |
| Violence. | ||||||||||||
| Accidents & Violence | 26 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 115 |
| Homicide | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Suicide | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 23 |
| 26 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 138 | |
| Ill.Defined Causes. | ||||||||||||
| Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Debility and Atrophy | 121 | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 127 |
| Mortification | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 2 | 5 |
| Tumour | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 5 |
| Abscess | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 13 |
| Hæmorrhage | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Sudden Deaths (doubt ful) | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | 5 | .. | 15 |
| Causes not Specified | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 |
| Lead Poisoning | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 127 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 172 | |
| Totals | 871 | 392 | 135 | 166 | 193 | 257 | 327 | 390 | 364 | 321 | 81 | 3497 |