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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
Shoreditch 1860
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch, Parish of St. Leonard]
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TABLE I.
| Deaths of Persons of the Ages | Deaths at all ages! in Shoreditch Workhouse | In St. Luke's Workhouse | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages | Under 1 year | Under 5 years | 5 & under 10 | 10 to 20 | 20 to 40 | 40 to 60 | Above 60 | |||
| Small-Pox | 23 | 5 | 12 | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Measles | 90 | 14 | 74 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Scarlatina | 73 | 4 | 53 | 12 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | 118 | 38 | 79 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Fever | 94 | 2 | 20 | 18 | 12 | 22 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 13 |
| Erysipelas | 18 | 4 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| Puerperal Fever | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Dysentery | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Diarrhœa | 76 | 52 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 12 | ... |
| Cholera, Infantile | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Diphtheria | 21 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Rheumatism | 11 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ... |
| Syphilis | 9 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Privation, including want of) breast milk | 18 | 13 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 1 | ... |
| Alcoholism | 5 | ... | ... | ... | . . . | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | 3 |
| Dropsy | 46 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 3 | 9 |
| Cancer | 43 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 2 |
| Mortification | 19 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 10 | 4 | 2 |
| Scrofula, Tabes Mesenterica, and Hydrocephalus | 151 | 54 | 81 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... |
| Phthisis | 347 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 29 | 155 | 102 | 23 | 16 | 31 |
| Carbuncle | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... |
| Convulsions | 133 | 90 | 42 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Sclerema | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Apoplexy | 70 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 28 | 35 | 10 | 7 |
| Brain Disease | 199 | 21 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 41 | 79 | 46 | 13 |
| Heart Disease | 108 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 46 | 37 | 4 | 7 |
| Laryngitis | 32 | 2 | 22 | 3 | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Bronchitis | 341 | 79 | 57 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 55 | 132 | 34 | 6 |
| Pneumonia | 263 | 123 | 102 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| Lung Diseases | 95 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 28 | 39 | 4 | 8 |
| Stomaoh Diseases | 63 | 12 | 8 | ... | 4 | 10 | 16 | 13 | 6 | ... |
| Liver Diseases | 30 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| Bright's Disease | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... |
| Kidney & Bladder Diseases | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Ovarian Disease | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 |
| Uterine Disease | .2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Skin Disease | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Prematura Birth | 40 | 49 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Malformations | 18 | 12 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Teething | 17 | 9 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Childbirth | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Old Age | 113 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 113 | 4 | 11 |
| Atrophy, Debility | 143 | 114 | 9 | 3 | ... | 1 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| Tetanus | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Violence | 68 | 35 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | ... | ... |
| Poison | 7 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Drowning | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Not Specified | 4 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Purpura | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Totals | 2970 | 775 | 656 | 93 | 84 | 312 | 442 | 608 | 189 | 132 |