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 Hampstead Borough]
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Age and SexAllocation ofDeaths ofHampsteadResidents during theYear1940.
CAUSES OF DEATH | Nett deaths at the subjoined ages of " Residents," whether occurring within or without the Borough. | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex. | All ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 5years. | 5 and under 15years. | 15 and under 45 years. | 45 and under 05years. | 65 years and upwards. | |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
1. Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers | M | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
F | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |
2. Cerebro spinal Fever | M | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... |
F | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
3. Scarlet Fever | M | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
F | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
4. Whooping Cough | M | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
F | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
5. Diphtheria | M | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
F | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
6, Tuberculosis of respiratory system | M | 26 | ... | ... | ... | 14 | 10 | 2 |
F | 12 | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | |
7. Other Tuberculous Diseases | M | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 |
F | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | |
8. Syphilitic disease | M | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... |
F | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
9. Influenza | M | 9 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 4 |
F | 15 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
10. Measles | M | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
F | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
11. Acute Polio-myelites and Polio-encephalitis | M | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
F | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
12. Acute Infantile Encephalitis | M | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
F | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
13 Cancer of Bucal Cavity and (Esophagus (M) Uterus (F) | M | 11 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 6 |
F | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | |
14. Cancer of Stomach and Duodenum | M | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 6 |
F | 14 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 9 | |
15. Cancer of breast | F | 18 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 9 | 6 |
16. Cancer of all other sites | M | 53 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 24 | 28 |
F | 56 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 20 | 30 | |
17. Diabetes | M | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 |
F | 7 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
18. Intracranial vascular lesions | M | 41 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 17 | 21 |
F | 64 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 53 | |
19. Heart Disease | M | 129 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 43 | 84 |
F | 160 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 20 | 137 | |
20. Other diseases of circulatory system | M | 11 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 9 |
F | 19 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 17 | |
91. Bronchitis | M | 33 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 14 | 16 |
F | 25 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 23 | |
22. Pneumonia (all forms) | M | 27 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 18 |
F | 17 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 11 | |
23. Other Respiratory Diseases | M | 5 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
F | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | |
24. Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | M | 10 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 5 |
F | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 1 | |
25. Diarrhœa under 2 years | M | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
F | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
26. Appendicitis | M | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 1 |
F | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | |
27. Other digestive diseases | M | 10 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 4 |
F | 18 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | 11 | |
28. Nephritis | M | 14 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 7 | 5 |
F | 12 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 6 | |
29. Puerperal and post abort Sepsis | F | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
30. Other maternal causes | F | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... |
31. Premature birth | M | 11 | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
F | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
32. Congenital malformation birth inj. infant dis. | M | 8 | 6 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
F | 4 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
33. Suicide | M | 11 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 7 | 3 |
F | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
34. Road traffic accidents | M | 8 | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | ... |
F | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | |
35. Other violence causes | M | 57 | 2 | ... | 1 | 21 | 25 | 8 |
F | 79 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 32 | 21 | |
36. All other causes | M | 46 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 8 | 35 |
F | 47 | ... | ... | 1 | 7 | 9 | 30 | |
All causes | M | 554 | 28 | 2 | 7 | 58 | 198 | 261 |
F | 605 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 63 | 150 | 375 | |
Totals | 1159 | 38 | 5 | 11 | 121 | 348 | 636 |
All " Transferable Deaths" of residents, i.e., of persons resident in the Borough who died outside
it, have been included. Transferable deaths of non-residents, i.e., of persons resident
elsewhere in England and Wales who died in the Borough, have in like manner been
excluded.