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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 1892
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch, Parish of St. Leonard]
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| DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES DURING THE YEAR ENDING 31st DECEMBER, 1892. | DEATHS IN EACH SUB-DISTRICT. | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAUSES OF DEATH. | AGES. | Total Deaths under Five. | Shoreditch South. | Hoxton New Town. | Hoxton Old Town. | |Hag-gerston. | Total. | ||||||||||
| Under 1. | 1 to 5. | 6 to 15. | 15 to 25. | 25 to 35. | 35 to 45. | 45 to 55. | 55 to 60. | 60 to 70. | 70 to 85. | 85 and upwards. | |||||||
| iIV.—CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES—contd. | |||||||||||||||||
| Cancer | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 7 | ... | 1 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 32 | 63 |
| Rickets | 2 | 5 | ......... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Diabetes | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 3 | ... | 2 | 9 |
| Other Constitutional Diseases | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| V.—LOCAL DISEASES. | |||||||||||||||||
| (1) Diseases of the Nervous System. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Inflammation of the Brain or Membranes | 14 | 17 | 6 | 6 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | 31 | 7 | 16 | 8 | 20 | 51 |
| Apoplexy and Brain Paralysis | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 6 | 20 | 30 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 22 | 54 | 104 |
| Insanity | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 1 | ... | 6 | 10 | 11 | 27 | 54 |
| Epilepsy | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| Convulsions | 45 | 14 | 1 | ... | ... | ...... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 59 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 18 | 60 |
| Teething | 23 | 13 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 36 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 30 |
| Diseases ot Spinal Cord | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| Other Nervous Diseases | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | 1 | 4 | ... | 4 | 9 |
| (2) Diseases of Circulatory System. | |||||||||||||||||
| Pericarditis | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 3 |
| Heart Disease | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 33 | 18 | 32 | 24 | ... | 6 | 26 | 34 | 53 | 57 | 170 |
| Diseases of Blood Vessels | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 |