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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Causes of Death. | Deaths 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 | ... | ... | 4 |
Small-Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Measles | 17 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 |
Scarlet Fever | 4 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 |
Whooping Cough | 32 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 59 |
Diphtheria and Croup | 30 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 75 |
Influenza | 46 | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 7 | 19 | 14 | 2 |
Erysipelas | 6 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Dysentery | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 191 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 44 | 91 | 48 | 6 | 142 |
Tuberculous Meningitis | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 9 |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | 21 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 16 |
Cancer, Malignant Disease | 301 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 6 | 37 | 126 | 128 | 186 |
Rheumatic Fever | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
Meningitis | 18 | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
Organic Heart Disease | 308 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 11 | 29 | 93 | 172 | 192 |
Bronchitis | 218 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | 3 | 60 | 135 | 62 |
Pneumonia (all forms) | 203 | 49 | 30 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 32 | 48 | 138 |
Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | 87 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 33 | 35 | 38 |
Diarrhoea and Enreritis | 31 | 27 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 22 |
Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 14 | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 21 |
Cirrhosis of Liver | 13 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 10 | 2 | 3 |
Alcoholism | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Nephritis & Brights' Disease | 92 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 16 | 39 | 33 | 67 |
Puerperal Fever | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 4 |
Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 11 | ... | ... | 5 |
Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 73 | 67 | 2 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 47 |
Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 64 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 17 | 53 |
Suicide | 31 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 9 | 19 | 9 | 9 |
Other defined Diseases | 778 | 75 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 61 | 139 | 458 | 337 |
Diseases ill-defined or unknown | 5 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
2614 | 268 | 77 | 66 | 63 | 109 | 325 | 648 | 1058 | 1521 | |
Sub-entries (included in above figures)— | ||||||||||
Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis, | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
Polio Myelitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Encephalitis Lethargica | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | ... | 5 |