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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 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH DURING THE YEAR 1950.
| Cause of Death | Sex. | 0— | 1— | 5— | 15— | 25— | 45— | 65— | 75- | Total all Ages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Tuberculosis, respira-tory | M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 28 |
| F | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | |
| 2. Tuberculosis, other | M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| F | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3. Syphilitic disease | M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| F | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 4. Diphtheria | M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| F | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5. Whooping cough | M | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| F | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6. Meningo-coccal infec-tions | M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7. Acute poliomyelitis | M | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| F | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8. Measles | M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| F | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9. Other infective and parasitic diseases | M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| F | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10. Malignant neoplasm, stomach | M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 24 |
| F | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | |
| 11. Malignant neoplasm, lung bronchus | M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 45 |
| F | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| 12. Malignant neoplasm, breast | M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| F | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 28 | |
| 13. Malignant neoplasm, uterus | M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| F | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | |
| 14. Other malignant & lymphatic neoplasms | M | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 27 | 15 | 20 | 77 |
| F | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 15 | 55 | |
| 15. Leukaemia, aleukaemia | M | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| F | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 16. Diabetes | M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| F | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 17. Vascular lesions of nervous system | M | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 28 | 27 | 70 |
| F | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 23 | 50 | 90 | |
| 18. Coronary disease, angina | M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 26 | 19 | 81 |
| F | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 41 | |
| 19. Hypertension with heart disease | M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 22 |
| F | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | |
| 20. Other heart disease | M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 22 | 40 | 87 |
| F | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 99 | 135 | |
| 21. Other circulatory disease | M | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 23 |
| F | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 28 | |
| 22. Influenza | M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| F | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 23. Pneumonia | M | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 27 |
| F | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 27 | |
| 24. Bronchitis | M | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 55 |
| F | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 28 | 41 | |
| 25. Other diseases of res-piratory system | M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| F | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2) | 3 | 0 | |
| 26. Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| F | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 27. Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| F | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 28. Nephritis and nephrosis | M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| F | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 29. Hyperplasia of prostate | M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| F | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 30. Preganancy, childbirth, abortion | M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| F | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 31. Congenital malforma-tions | M | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 32. Other defined and ill-defined diseases | M | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 11 | 57 |
| F | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 51 | |
| 33. Motor vehicle accidents | M | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| F | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 34. All other accidents | ||||||||||
| M | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | |
| 35. Suicide | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 20 |
| M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 36. Homicide and opera-tions of war | F | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| M | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| F | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| M | 16 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 39 | 217 | 194 | 198 | 683 | |
| F | 18 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 30 | 125 | 128 | 303 | 614 | |
| Total of all Causes | 34 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 09 | 342 | 322 | 501 | 1297 |