Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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TABLE II.
Causes of Death.. | Sex. | All Ages. | 0— | 1- | 2— | 5— | 15- | 25— | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | 75- |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All Causes | M | 868 | 74 | 15 | 18 | 31 | 33 | 47 | 47 | 107 | 170 | 181 | 145 |
F | 846 | 55 | 10 | 21 | 14 | 34 | 37 | 44 | 71 | 127 | 170 | 263 | |
1 Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fever | M | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
F | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |
2 Measles | M | 14 | 1 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
F | 15 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
3 Scarlet Fever | M | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
F | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
4 Whooping Cough | M | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
F | 4 | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
5 Diphtheria | M | 4 | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
F | 4 | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
6 Influenza | M | 21 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
F | 22 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 5 | 7 | 9 | |
7 Encephalitis Lethargien | M | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
F | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
8 Cerebo-spinal Fever | M | 6 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
F | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
9 Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | M | 85 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 13 | 20 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 7 | .. |
F | 50 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | .. | |
10 Other Tuberculous Diseases | M | 14 | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. |
F | 7 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | |
11 Syphilis | M | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. |
F | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | |
12 General Paralysis of the insane-tabes dorsalls . | M | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | .. |
F | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
13 Cancer, malignant disease. | M | 92 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 37 | 26 | 11 |
F | 114 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 34 | 27 | 21 | |
14 Diabetes | M | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 6 | 1 |
F | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | .. | |
15 Cerebral Haemorrhage, &c,. | M | 26 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 6 | 14 | 5 |
F | 28 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
16 Heart Disease | M | 189 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 8 | 22 | 49 | 51 | 57 |
F | 214 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 63 | 100 | |
17 Aneurysm | M | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
F | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
18 Other circulatory diseases | F | 38 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 13 |
F' | 48 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 18 | |
19 Bronchitis | M | 41 | 6 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 8 |
F | 39 | 3 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | 11 | 19 | |
20 Pneumonia (all forms) | M | 47 | 17 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
F | 67 | 6 | 3 | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 15 | |
21 Other Respiratory Diseases | F | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 |
F | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
22 Peptic Ulcer | M | 15 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
F | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | |
23 Diarrhœa, &c. | M | 15 | 12 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
F | 11 | 8 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
24 Appendicitis | M | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. |
F | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
25 Cirrhosis of Liver | M | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .2 | .. | .. |
F | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | |
26 Other Diseases of Liver, &c. | M | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | l | .. |
F | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | l | 1 | |
27 Other Digestive Diseases | M | 14 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | I |
F | 13 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
28 Acute and Chronic Nephritis | M | 24 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
F | 20 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | l | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | |
29 Puerperal Sepsis | F | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
30 Other Puerperal Causes | F | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
31 Congenital Debility, Premature Birth, Malformations, &c. | M | 33 | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
F | 30 | 29 | 1 | ||||||||||
32 senility | M | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | ||||||||
F | 43 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 41 | |
33 Suicide | M | 13 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | .. |
F | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
34 other violence | M | 33 | 1 | .. | 3 | 5 | 1 | 5 | .. | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 |
F | 15 | l | .. | 2 | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | 3 | |
35 Other defined diseases | M | 89 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 18 |
F | 56 | l | .. | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 8 | |
36 Causes ill-defined or unknown | M | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
F | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Total | 1,714 | 129 | 25 | 39 | 45 | 67 | 84 | 91 | 178 | 297 | 351 | 408 |