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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 1864
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch, Parish of St. Leonard]
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TABLE I.
Showing the Deaths from all causes, at different ages during the year 1864
| Deaths of Persons of the Ages | Deaths at all ages in Shoreditch Workhouse | In St. LukeWorkhouse. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages | Under 1 year | Under 5 years | 5 & under 10 | 10 to 20 | 20 to 40 | 40 to 60 | Above 60 | |||
| Small Pox | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Measles | 157 | 25 | 128 | 4 | 2 | |||||
| Scarlatina | 236 | 12 | 151 | 60 | 14 | 8 | 1 | |||
| Whooping Cough | 125 | 34 | 82 | 8 | 1 | |||||
| Fever | 140 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 14 | 39 | 37 | 94 | 6 | 38 |
| Erysipelas | 24. | 5 | ... | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 5 | ||
| Puerperal Fever | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| influenza | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Dysentery | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diarrheea | 132 | 79 | 41 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 8 | 2 | 3 |
| Cholera | 5 | 2 | 1 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Diphtheria | 17 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 1 | ... | ||||
| Rheumatism | 28 | 3 | 9, | 3 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | ||
| Syphilis | 12 | 10 | 9, | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Privation, including want of) | 7 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 4 |
| breast milk | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| Alcoholism | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Worms, Thrush, &c | 49 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 7 | 15 |
| Dropsy | 52 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 25 | 99 | 5 | 7 |
| Cancer | 12 | ... | 9 | ... | ... | ... | g | 7 | 4. | 1 |
| Scrofula, Tabes Mesenterica and Hydrocephalus | 187 | 86 | 81 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | ... | 4 |
| Phthisis | 450 | 23 | 90 | IG | 57 | 190 | 122 | 23 | 51 | |
| insanity | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Convulsions | 151 | 103 | 45 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | |
| Apolplexy | 68 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 6 | 30 | 98 | 9 | 6 |
| Brain Disease | 222 | 26 | 94 | 6 | 5 | 90 | 44 | 97 | 46 | 17 |
| Heart Disease | 121 | ... | 2 | 5 | 7 | 98 | 33 | 46 | 4 | 9 |
| Laringytis | 75 | 10 | 56 | 6 | 9 | 1 | ... | ... | ||
| Bronchitis | 407 | 65 | 59 | 3 | 4 | 93 | 88 | 165 | 32 | 11 |
| Pnenmonia | 303 | 108 | 139 | 6 | 16 | 94 | 18 | 7 | 3 | |
| Lung Diseases | 99 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9fi | 41 | 5 | 11 |
| Stomach Diseases | 47 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 4 |
| Liver Diseases | 35 | 3 | ... | 1 | fi | 13 | 19 | 1 | 4 | |
| Bright's Disease | 17 | ... | ... | 3 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 1 | ||
| Kidney & Bladder Diseases | 22 | 1 | 3 | ... | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| overian Disease | 10 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 5 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Uterine Diseases | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... |
| Joint Disease | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Skin Disease | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Premature Birth | 57 | 57 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
| Malformations | 6 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Teething | 8 | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Childbirth | 13 | ... | ... | ... | 19 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| old Age | 153 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 153 | 9 | 27 |
| Atrophy, Debility | 132 | 13 | ... | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 3 | ... | |
| Violence | 63 | 29 | 10 | 2 | ... | 6 | 8 | 8 | 3 | |
| poison | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 9 | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Drowning | 11 | ... | ... | 1 | 9 | 4 | 2 | ... | ||
| not specified | 16 | 11 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 9 | 1 | ... | ... |
| ... | ... | |||||||||
| 3710 | 837 | 901 | 160 | 125 | 424 | 539 | 724 | 182 | 245 | |