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 III.— HACKNEY BOROUGH.
CAUSES OF DEATH. | Deaths in whole Districts at Subjoined Ages. | Deaths in Public Institutions. | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All Ages. | Under 1. | 1 and under 2. | 2 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 45. | 45 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | ||
Enteric Fever | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 5 |
Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Measles | 4 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
Scarlet Fever | 14 | ... | 4 | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 21 |
Whooping Cough | 16 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 |
Diphtheria and Croup | 46 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 140 |
Influenza | 32 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 5 |
Erysipelas | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Dysentery | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 |
Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 213 | ... | ... | 2 | 14 | 37 | 94 | 60 | 6 | 127 |
Tuberculous Meningitis | 19 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 10 |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | 32 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
Cancer, Malignant Disease | 289 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 27 | 145 | 115 | 187 |
Rheumatic Fever | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... |
Meningitis | 13 | 5 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 7 |
Organic Heart Disease | 282 | 2 | ... | ... | 6 | 9 | 36 | 84 | 145 | 112 |
Bronchitis | 173 | 7 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 45 | 115 | 34 |
Pneumonia (all forms) | 234 | 43 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 59 | 56 | 134 |