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— | 5— | 15— | 45— | 65— |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Heart disease | M | 304 | .. | .. | 1 | 17 | 76 | 210 |
F | 370 | .. | .. | .. | 21 | *58 | 291 | |
Other circulatory diseases | M | 46 | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 10 | 30 |
F | 45 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 12 | 32 | |
Bronchitis | M | 133 | 6 | .. | .. | 3 | 53 | 71 |
F | 104 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 28 | 74 | |
Pneumonia (all forms) | M | 70 | 7 | 1 | .. | 7 | 21 | 34 |
F | 45 | 5 | 2 | .. | 3 | 8 | 27 | |
Other respiratory diseases | M | 26 | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | 12 | 9 |
F | 11 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | 5 | |
Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | M | 35 | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 21 | 8 |
F | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 3 | |
Diarrhoea (under 2 years) | M | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
F | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Appendicitis | M | 8 | .. | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
F | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | ||
Cirrhosis of liver | M | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
F | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Other diseases of liver | M | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
F | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Other digestive diseases | M | 28 | 1 | 1 | .. | 5 | 11 | 10 |
F | 26 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | 19 | |
Nephritis | M | 18 | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
F | 28 | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | 11 | 11 | |
Puerperal sepsis | F | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. |
Other puerperal causes | F | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. |
Premature birth | M | 10 | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
F | 7 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Congenital debility, malformations, etc. | M | 23 | 21 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 |
F | 11 | 9 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
Road traffic accidents | M | 15 | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 8 | 1 |
F | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | |
Suicide | M | 14 | .... | .. | .. | 6 | 6 | 2 |
F | 7 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 5 | .. | |
Other deaths from violence.. | M | 250 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 110 | 85 | 39 |
F | 297 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 136 | 87 | 53 | |
All other causes | M | 85 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 46 |
F | 68 | 3 | 1 | .. | 14 | 14 | 36 | |
All causes | M | 1398 | 59 | 12 | 17 | 256 | 442 | 612 |
F | 1390 | 37 | 13 | 13 | 258 | 366 | 703 |