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 Hackney]
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Short List of Causes of Death at Different Periods of Life of Residents of Hackney during 1928.
Causes of Death. | Sex. | All Ages | 0— | 1- | 2- | 5- | 15 — | 25— | 45— | 65— | 75- |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All causes | M | 1300 | 142 | 24 | 24 | 31 | 61 | 133 | 376 | 266 | 243 |
F | 1251 | 94 | 20 | 28 | 37 | 51 | 139 | 293 | 267 | 322 | |
1 Enteric fever | M | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
F | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
2 Small-pox | M | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
F | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
3 Measles | M | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
F | 11 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
4 Scarlet fever | M | 3 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
F | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
5 Whooping- cough | M | 4 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
F | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
6 Diphtheria | M | 13 | ... | 2 | 3 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
F | 15 | ... | 2 | 7 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
7 Influenza | M | 11 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | ... |
F | 17 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | |
8 Encephalitis lethargica | M | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... |
F | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | |
9 Meningococcal meningitis | M | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
F | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
10 Tuberculosis of respiratory system | M | 84 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 16 | 34 | 30 | 2 | ... |
F | 76 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 21 | 38 | 13 | ... | 3 | |
11 Other tuberculous diseases | M | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ... | ... | ... |
F | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
12 Cancer, malignant disease | M | 159 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 8 | 80 | 50 | 19 |
F | 181 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 16 | 76 | 58 | 31 | |
13 Rheumatic fever | M | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
F | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
14 Diabetes ... | M | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 3 | ... |
F | 18 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 7 | 7 | 3 | |
15 Cerebral Haemorrhage, &c. | M | 57 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 13 | 19 | 24 |
F | 91 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 24 | 22 | 44 |