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The High rate of mortality ascribed to Haggerston district
is due to the 369 deaths which occurred in Shoreditch Infirmary
and in the North Eastern Hospital (both situate in Haggerston)
these deaths are proportionately due to each of the five Registration
districts.
The exceptional mortality was due to the increased number of
deaths from whooping cough and from chest diseases.
There were 421 deaths from bronchitis, 264 from phthisis'
and 185 from pneumonia, making a total of 870 deaths registered
under the above headings as against 739 in the previous year
931 deaths occurred under one year of age; against 819 in the previous
year. The deaths under five years of age were 1,506 against
970 in the previous year. 422 deaths occurred of persons 65 years
of age; and upwards. As against 351 in the previous year, viz.:—
272 from 65 to 75, 114 from 75 to 85, 35 from 85 to 95, and one
at 98.
In the previous year 215 persons died between 65 and 75
years of age, 112 from 75 to 85, and 23 from 85 to 95.
In childhood (from 1 to 5 years) the largest number of deaths
was caused by lung disease, comprising 185 from bronchitis, 115
from pneumonia, and 64 from congestion of the lungs, &c. The
diseases which came next in order of fatality were atrophy, and
debility (167 deaths;) convulsions 85; whooping cough 202; premature
birth 71; and diarrhoea 144.
From the age of 55 and upwards 200 deaths were caused by
bronchitis; 81 by heart disease; and 24 by paralysis; 173 were
registered under the term of old age.
ZYMOTIC DISEASES caused 554 deaths, viz. :—26 by
scarlet fever ; 15 by enteric ; 15 by diphtheria ; 70 by measles ; 203
by whooping cough ; 157 by diarrhoea ; and 68 by other zymotic
diseases.
Of the 203 deaths from whooping cough, 92 occurred in infants
under one year of age, and 82 in infants between one and two
years of age.