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 Hammersmith Borough]
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CAUSES OF DEATH. | Sex. | All Ages. | 0- | 1- | 2 - | 5- | 15- | 25 - | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All Causes | M | 825 | 77 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 38 | 33 | 57 | 118 | 149 | 177 | |
F | 827 | 63 | 17 | 6 | 18 | 29 | 44 | 54 | 75 | 110 | l62 | ||
1 Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fever | M | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||
F | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
2 Measles | M | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
F | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
3 Scarlet Fever | M | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
F | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
4 Whooping Cough | M | 4 | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
F | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | . | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
5 Diphtheria | M | 3 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
F | 3 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
6 Influenza | M | 12 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 . | |
F | 15 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
7 Encephalitis Lethargica | M | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |
F | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
8 Cerebo-spinal Fever | M | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
F | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
9 Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | M | 66 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 13 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 8 | 3 | |
F | 43 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 4 | .. | ||
10 Other Tuberculous Diseases | M | 11 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 5 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | |
F | 7 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | ||
11 Syphilis | M | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | |
F | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | i | .. | .. | ||
12 General Paralysis of the insane, tabes dorsalis . | M | 13 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | |
F | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | ||
13 Cancer, malignant disease.. | \[ | 104 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 9 | 20 | 33 | 29 | |
F | 125 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 11 | 16 | 32 | 32 | ||
14 Diabetes | M | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
F | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
15 Cerebral Haemorrhage, &c. | M | 29 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 6 | 14 | |
F | 49 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 11 | 17 | ||
16 Heart Disease | M | 173 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 38 | 61 | |
F | 182 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 34 | 44 | ||
17 Aneurism | M | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | |
F | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
18 Other circulatory diseases | M | 40 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 16 | |
F | 28 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 12 | ||
19 Bronchitis | M | 45 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 12 | 6 | 9 | |
F | 48 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 10 | ||
20 Pneumonia (all forms) | M | 67 | 19 | 7 | 1 | .. | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 6 | |
F | 65 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | ||
21 Other Respiratory Diseases | M | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
F | 6 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | ||
22 Peptic Ulcer | M | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
F | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
23 Diarrhoea, &c. | M | 13 | 10 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
F | 10 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | ||
24 Appendicitis | M | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |
F | 10 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 4 | 2 | .. | 1 | ||
25 Cirrhosis of Liver | M | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | |
F | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||
26 Other Diseases of Liver, &c. | M | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | |
F | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | ||
27 Other Digestive Diseases | M | 11 | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
F | 20 | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | ||
28 Acute and Chronic Nephritis | M | 18 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | |
F | 19 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 4 | 3 | 3 | ||
29 Puerperal Sepsis | F | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | |
30 Other Puerperal Causes | F | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |
31 Congenital Debility, Premature Birth, Malformations, &c. | M | 34 | 34 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
F | 29 | 29 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
32 Senility | M | 16 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | |
F | 36 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | ||
33 Suicide | M | 15 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
F | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .. | ||
34 Other violence | M | 36 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | |
F | 24 | 3 | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | ||
35 Other defined diseases | M | 65 | 6 | .. | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 13 | |
F | 62 | 4 | 1 | .. | 4 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 8 | ||
36 Causes ill-defined, or unknown | M | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
F | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |