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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Hammersmith 1972
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith.
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The following table gives the causes of death at different periods of life during 1971 in the London Borough of Hammersmith:
| Cause of Death | Sex | All Ages | Under 4 wks. | 4 weeks & under I year | Age in years | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-4 | 5-14 | 15-24 | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | 65-74 | 75 and over | |||||
| B36 Intestinal Obstruction and Hernia | M | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| F | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 7 | |
| B37 Cirrhosis of Liver | M | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | 2 | – |
| F | 11 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | |
| B46 (8) Other Diseases of Digestive System | M | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| F | 13 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 3 | 9 | |
| B38 Nephritis and Nephrosis | M | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| F | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 3 | |
| B39 Hyperplasia of Prostate | M | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 |
| B46 (10) Other Diseases, Genito-Urinary System | M | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| F | 14 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| B46 (10) Diseases of Skin, Subcutaneous Tissue | M | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| F | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | |
| B46 (11) Diseases of Musculo-Skeletal System | M | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 |
| F | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| B42 Congenital Anomalies | M | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| F | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | |
| B43 Birth Injury, Difficult Labour, Etc . | M | 11 | 11 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| F | 13 | 13 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| B44 Other Causes of Perinatal Mortality | M | 3 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| F | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| B45 Symptoms and Ill Defined Conditions | M | 4 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 2 |
| F | 8 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| BE47 Motor Vehicle Accidents | M | 15 | – | – | 1 | – | 3 | 2 | – | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| F | 14 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | 1 | – | 3 | 4 | 2 | |
| BE48 All Other Accidents | M | 15 | 1 | – | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 2 |
| F | 11 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | 5 | |
| BE49 Suicide and Self-inflicted Injuries . | M | 14 | – | – | – | – | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | – | 1 | 1 |
| F | 11 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | – | 2 | |
| BE50 All Other External Causes | M | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | – |
| F | 11 | – | – | – | – | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total All Causes | M | 1,197 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 97 | 261 | 387 | 359 |
| F | 1,134 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 54 | 126 | 229 | 641 | |
| 2,331 | 39 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 33 | 30 | 43 | 151 | 387 | 616 | 1000 | ||