London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Hackney 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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TABLE OF DEATHS—
| AGES | Under 1 year. | 1 to 2. | 2 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. | All ages. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poliomyelitis | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Paraplegia and Disease of Cord | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ||
| Neuritis, Periph, Poly-Neuritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Brain Tumour (not specific) | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 6 | |
| Nervous System, other Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 3 | ... | 30 | |
| Diseases of Organs of Sense. | ||||||||||||||
| Otitis, Mastoid Dis. | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 9 | |
| Rpistaxis, Nose Dis. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Ophthalmia, Eye Dis.. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Accidents | 1 | ... | 4 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 70 | |
| ,, Drowned | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 10 | |
| Suicide | Drowned | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 9 |
| Other | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | ... | 23 | |
| Homicide | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Diseases of Heart. | ||||||||||||||
| Valve Dis., Endocarditis | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 14 | 31 | 29 | 14 | 2 | 114 | |
| Pericarditis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Hypertrophy of Heart | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Angina Pectoris | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | |
| Dilatation of Heart | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 7 | 18 | 39 | 40 | 9 | 116 | |
| Fatty Degeneration of Heart | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 7 | 8 | 3 | ... | 21 | |
| Syncope Heart Dis. (not specified) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 56 | |