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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TABLE II. Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the Year 1933. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF HAMMERSMITH.
| Causes of death. | Sex. | All Ages. | 0— | 1— | 2— | 5— | 15— | 25— | 35— | 45— | 55— | 65— | 75— |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes | M | 849 | 62 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 41 | 52 | 100 | 183 | 181 | 157 |
| F | 841 | 57 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 37 | 42 | 43 | 69 | 109 | 195 | 266 | |
| 1 Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fever | M | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| F | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| 2 Measles | M | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| F | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| 3 Scarlet Fever | M | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| F | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| 4 Whooping Cough | M | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| F | 3 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| 5 Diphtheria | M | 6 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| F | 8 | .. | .. | 3 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| 6 Influenza | M | 26 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 7 | 6 | 7 |
| F | 38 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 17 | |
| 7 Encephalitis Lethargica | M | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| F | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| 8 Cerebo-spinal Fever | M | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| F | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |
| 9 Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | M | 82 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 23 | 15 | 4 | .. |
| F | 56 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 16 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | |
| 10 Other Tuberculous Diseases | M | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
| F | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| 11 Syphilis | M | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. |
| F | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |
| 12 General Paralysis of the insane. tabes dorsalis | M | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 5 | .. | .. |
| F | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| 13 Cancer, malignant disease | M | 114 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 33 | 38 | 20 |
| F | 117 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 27 | 29 | 30 | |
| 14 Diabetes | M | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
| F | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | |
| 15 Cerebral Hæmorrhage, &c. | M | 18 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| F | 38 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 14 | |
| 16 Heart Disease | M | 199 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 44 | 62 | 62 |
| F | 210 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 66 | 104 | |
| 17 Aneurysm | M | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 6 | 2 | .. |
| F | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | |
| 18 Other circulatory diseases | M | 44 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 10 | 19 | 13 |
| F | 37 | • • | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 9 | 9 | 16 | |
| 19 Bronchitis | M | 24 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| F | 33 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 4 | 25 | |
| 20 Pneumonia (all forms) | M | 60 | 15 | 3 | 3 | .. | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 4 |
| F | 53 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 17 | |
| 21 Other Respiratory Diseases | M | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| F | 15 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| 22 Peptic Ulcer | M | 13 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | .. |
| F | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | |
| 23 Diarrhœa, &c. | M F | 9 18 | 7 12 | .. 1 | .. .. | .. 1 | .. .. | 1 1 | .. .. | .. 1 | .. .. | 1 1 | .. 1 |
| 24 Appendicitis | M | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| F | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |
| 25 Cirrhosis of Liver | M | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
| F | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | |
| 26 Other Diseases of Liver, &c. | M | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
| F | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | |
| 27 Other Digestive Diseases | M | 22 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| F | 14 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | |
| 28 Acute and Chronic Nephritis | M | 25 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 5 | 4 | 7 | 4 |
| F | 18 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | |
| 29 Puerperal Sepsis | F | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 30 Other Puerperal Causes | F | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 31 Congenital Debility, Premature Birth, Malformations, &c. | M | 24 | 24 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| F | 31 | 30 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| 32 Senility | M | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 10 |
| F | 21 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 17 | |
| 33 Suicide | M | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| F | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .. | |
| 34 Other violence | M | 42 | .. | .. | 1 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| F | 20 | .. | .. | i | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | |
| 35 Other defined diseases | M | 59 | 4 | 1 | l | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 6 | 14 |
| F | 46 | 3 | 1 | .. | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 3 | |
| 36 Causes ill-defined, or unknown | M | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| F | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
| Total | 1,690 | 119 | 10 | 20 | 33 | 70 | 83 | 95 | 169 | 292 | 376 | 423 | |