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 1932.
Causes of Death. | Sex. | All Ages. | 0— | 1— | 2— | 5— | 15— | 25— | 35— | 45— | 55— | So— | 75— | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All causes | M | 1230 | 101 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 60 | 68 | 63 | 145 | 251 | 246 | 222 | |
F | 1243 | 67 | 20 | 26 | 21 | 43 | 48 | 61 | 117 | 176 | 278 | 386 | ||
1 | Enteric fever | M | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
F | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
2 | Smallpox | M | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
F | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
3 | Measles | M | 28 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
F | 22 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
4 | Scarlet fever | M | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
F | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
5 | Whooping cough | M | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
F | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
6 | Diphtheria | M | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
F | 5 | 1 | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
7 | Influenza | M | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | .. |
F | 32 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 10 | ||
8 | Encephalitis lethargica | M | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
F | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | ||
9 | Cerebro-spinal fever | M | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | l | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
F | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
10 | Tuberculosis of respiratory system | M | 97 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 17 | 29 | 13 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 2 |
F | 55 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | .. | ||
11 | Other tuberculous diseases | M | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | 1 |
F | 9 | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | ||
12 | Syphilis | M | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | .. |
F | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | ||
13 | General paralysis of the insane, tabes dorsalis | M | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. |
F | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | ||
14 | Cancer, malignant disease | M | 163 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 3 | 28 | 50 | 59 | 19 |
F | 164 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 16 | 31 | 38 | 49 | 27 | ||
15 | Diabetes | M | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 4 |
F | 25 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 6 | 10 | 4 | ||
16 | Cerebral haemorrhage, etc. | M | 28 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 11 | 10 |
F | 54 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 20 | ||
17 | Heart disease | M | 262 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 29 | 53 | 77 | 81 |
F | 315 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 42 | 92 | 145 |