London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Hammersmith 1942
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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| Cause of Death. | Sex. | 0— | 1— | 5 — | 15— | 45— | 65— | Total all Ages. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2. Cerebro-spinal Fever | M | — \ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 3. Scarlet Fever | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 4. Whooping Cough | M | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| F | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 6 | |
| 5. Diphtheria | M | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 6. Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | M | — | — | — | 27 | 31 | 10 | 68 |
| F | 1 | 1 | — | 18 | 2 | 1 | 23 | |
| 7. Other forms of Tuberculosis | M | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 5 |
| F | — | — | - | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 | |
| 8. Syphilitic Diseases | M | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| F | — | — | — | 2 | — | 5 | 7 | |
| 9. Influenza | M | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| F | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 10. Measles | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 11. Ac. Polio-myelitis and Polioencephalitis | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 12. Ac. Inf. Encephalitis | M | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| F | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | |
| 13. Cancer of Buc. Cav. and Oesoph. (M), Uterus (F) | M | — | — | — | — | 7 | 8 | 15 |
| F | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | |
| 14. Cancer of Stomach and Duodenum | M | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| F | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 9 | |
| 15. Cancer of Breast | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 10 | 19 | |
| 16. Cancer of all other sites | M | — | _ | — | 7 | 34 | 35 | 76 |
| F | — | 1 | — | 1 | 21 | 33 | 56 | |
| 17. Diabetes | M | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 |
| F | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| 18. Intra-cranial Vascular Lesions | M | — | — | — | 4 | 13 | 34 | 51 |
| F | — | — | — | 2 | 13 | 49 | 64 | |
| 19. Heart Disease | M | — | — | — | 7 | 31 | 76 | 114 |
| F | — | — | — | 6 | 22 | 89 | 117 | |
| 20. Other Diseases of Circ. System | M | — | — | — | 1 | 14 | 28 | 43 |
| F | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | 30 | 41 | |
| 21. Bronchitis | M | 1 | — - | — | 4 | 19 | 31 | 55 |
| F | 2 | — | — | — | 7 | 25 | 34 | |
| 22. Pneumonia | M | 11 | 2 | — | 2 | 13 | 26 | 54 |
| F | 7 | 5 | — | 1 | 9 | 37 | 59 | |
| 23. Other Respiratory Diseases | M | 1 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 |
| F | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | |
| 24. Ulcer of Stomach or Duodenum | M | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | 1 | 12 |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | |
| 25. Diarrhœa under 2 years | M | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 14 |
| F | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | |
| 26. Appendicitis | M | — | 1 | —_ | — | — | — | 1 |
| F | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | |
| 27. Other Digestive Diseases | M | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| F | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | |
| 28. Nephritis | M | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| F | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
| 29. Puerperal and Post-abortive Sepsis | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
| 30. Other Maternal causes | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | —_ | — \ | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | |
| 31. Premature Birth | M | 15 | — \ | — \ | — \ | — \ | — \ | 15 |
| F | 7 | — \ | — \ | — \ | — \ | — \ | 7 | |
| 32. Con. Mal. Birth Injuries Infant Dis. | M | 8 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 9 |
| F | 11 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15 | |
| 33. Suicide | M | _ | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| F | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 6 | |
| 34. Road Traffic Accidents | M | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| F | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 35. Other violent causes | M | — | — | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 19 |
| F | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | |
| 36. All other causes | M | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 42 |
| F | — | 1 | — | 2 | 11 | 22 | 36 | |
| Totals all causes | M | 56 | 9 | 7 | 74 | 217 | 312 | 675 |
| F | 38 | 9 | — | 54 | 130 | 346 | 577 | |
| 94 | 18 | 7 | 128 | 347 | 658 | 1,252 |