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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 1863
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch, Parish of St. Leonard]
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TABLE I.
Shewing the Heaths from all Causes, at different ages, during the year 1863.
| Deaths of Persons of the Ages. | Deaths at all ages in Shoreditch Workhouse. | In St. Lukes Workhouse. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages; | Under One Year. | Under Five Years. | 5 & under 10 | 10 to 20 | 20 to 40 | 40 to 60 | Above 60 | |||
| Small-Pox | 113 | 28 | 44 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Measles | 34 | 8 | 24 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Scarlatina | 241, | 13 | 161 | 56 | 12 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Whooping Cough | 119 | 29 | 83 | 6 | 1 | ... | .. | ... | ... | |
| Fever | 146 | 1 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 29 | 34 | 30 | 19 | 36 |
| Erysipelas | 33 | 16 | 1 | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| Puerperal Fever | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | .. |
| Influenza | .. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Dysentery | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diarrhœa | 133 | 83 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 3 |
| Cholera | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Diphtheria | 36 | 5 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Rheumatism | 18 | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | ... |
| Syphilis | 17 | 13 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Privation, including want of breast milk | 6 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Alcoholism | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... |
| Worms, Thrush, &c. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Dropsy | 45 | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 5 | 12 |
| Cancer | 42 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | 18 | 19 | 4 | 5 |
| Mortification | 8 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| Scrofula, Tabes Mesenterica & Hydrocephalus | 193 | 86 | 87 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Phthisis | 387 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 29 | 197 | 104 | 31 | 26 | 42 |
| Insanity | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | .. | ... | ... |
| Convulsions | 157 | 109 | 47 | ... | 1 | . | ... | ... | 5 | 2 |
| Apoplexy | 62 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 57 | 15 | 7 |
| Brain Disease | 206 | 16 | 41 | 10 | 4 | 22 | 35 | 78 | 40 | 9 |
| Heart Disease | 85 | ... | 3 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 22 | 33 | 4 | 7 |
| Laryngitis | 64 | 10 | 43 | 7 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Bronchitis | 269 | 55 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 67 | 111 | 27 | 5 |
| Pneumonia | 203 | 65 | 94 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 12 | 1 | ... |
| Lung Diseases | 82 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 24 | 29 | 2 | 1 |
| Stomach Diseases | 44 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 3 |
| Liver Diseases | 38 | 2 | 2 | ... | .. | 5 | 10 | 19 | 3 | 2 |
| Bright's Disease | 8 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 4 | 2 | ... | ... |
| Kidney& Bladder Diseases | 24 | ... | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Ovarian Disease | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... |
| Uterine Disease | 10 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | 2 | ... | ... |
| Joint Disease | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Skin Disease | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Premature Birth | 58 | 58 | ... | ... | ... | . | ... | ... | ... | |
| Malformations | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Teethings | 7 | 5 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Childbirth | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Old Age | 125 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 125 | 3 | 20 |
| Atrophy, Debility | 155 | 112 | 19 | 2 | ... | ... | 11 | 11 | 5 | 10 |
| Violence | 77 | 39 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 2 |
| Poison | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Drowning | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... |
| Not Specified | 17 | 11 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... |
| Totals | 3309 | 796 | 795 | 149 | 116 | 391 | 453 | 609 | 186 | 182 |