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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Causes of Death. | Sex. | All Ages. | 0— | 1— | 2- | 5- | 15- | 25— | 45— | 65— | 75— |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All causes | M | 1239 | 112 | 13 | 13 | 28 | 47 | 115 | 374 | 285 | 252 |
F | 1254 | 91 | 19 | 15 | 27 | 48 | 134 | 255 | 313 | 352 | |
1 Enteric fever | M | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
F | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |
2 Smallpox | M | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
F | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
3 Measles | M | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
F | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
4 Scarlet fever | M | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
F | 4 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | |
5 Whooping cough | M | 3 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
F | 5 | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
6 Diphtheria | M | 7 | 1 | .. | 1 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
F | 8 | .. | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
7 Influenza | M | 23 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 8 | 6 | 6 |
F | 46 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 16 | |
8 Encephalitis lethargica | M | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | . . |
F | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
9 Cerebro-spinal fever | M | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
F | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
10 Tuberculosis of respiratory system | M | 86 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 7 | 34 | 38 | 4 | 1 |
F | 69 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 20 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 1 | |
11 Other tuberculous diseases | M | 19 | 1 | .. | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
F | 10 | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | |
12 Syphilis | M | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. |
F | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | |
13 General paralysis of the insane, tabes dorsalis | M | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
F | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |
14 Cancer, malignant disease | M | 155 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 11 | 70 | 47 | 26 |
F | 188 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 16 | 63 | 61 | 47 | |
15 Diabetes | M | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
F | 16 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | |
16 Cerebral haemorrhage, etc. | M | 48 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 10 | 21 | 16 |
F | 57 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 6 | 23 | 26 | |
17 Heart disease | M | 259 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 4 | 14 | 75 | 74 | 89 |
F | 324 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 7 | 26 | 55 | 104 | 128 |