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. | ||
Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | 54 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
Diarrhoea and Enteritis | 75 | 65 | 7 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 40 |
Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 23 | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 |
Cirrhosis of Liver | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
Alcoholism | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 80 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 8 | 37 | 32 | 66 |
Puerperal Fever | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | 7 |
Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 11 | ... | ... | 9 |
Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 97 | 94 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 39 |
Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide Suicides | 59 25 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 1 | 8 1 | 7 6 | 20 11 | 13 6 | 36 6 |
Other Defined Diseases | 758 | 92 | 11 | 7 | 19 | 11 | 64 | 146 | 408 | 434 |
Diseases ill-defined or unknown | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Totals | 2.580 | 329 | 80 | 58 | 94 | 101 | 324 | 654 | 940 | 1.483 |
Sub-Entries (included in above figures)— | ||||||||||
Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Polio-Myelitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Encephalitis Lethargica | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 |