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, and Ages at, Death during the Year 1934.
| Causes of Death. | Sex. | All Ages. | 0- | 1- | 2- | 5- | 15- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | 75- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes | M | 813 | 72 | 26 | 15 | 23 | 28 | 31 | 59 | 88 | 154 | 172 | 150 |
| F | 855 | 65 | 14 | 21 | 18 | 38 | 30 | 50 | 61 | 97 | 210 | 251 | |
| 1 Typhoid and Para-typhoid Fever | M | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| F | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| 2 Measles | M | 22 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| F | 13 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| 3 Scarlet Fever | M | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| F | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| 4 Whooping Cough | M | 8 | .. | 3 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| F | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| 5 Diphtheria | M | 10 | .. | 1 | 5 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| F | 15 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | ... | .. | .. | |
| 6 Influenza | M | 4 | l | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
| F | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | |
| 7 Encephalitis Lethargica | M | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| F | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| 8 Cerbo-spinal Fever | M | 3 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| F | 3 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| 9 Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | M | 64 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 4 | .. |
| F | 51 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | .. | |
| 10 Other Tuberculous Diseases | M | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| F | 4 | l | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |
| 11 Syphilis | M | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 |
| F | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| 12 General Paralysis of the insane, tabes dorsalis | M | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 4 | .. | .. |
| F | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| 13 Cancer, malignant disease | M | 112 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 9 | 11 | 35 | 31 | 25 |
| F | 123 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 9 | 19 | 21 | 51 | 22 | |
| 14 Diabetes | M | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| F | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | |
| 15 Cerebral Hemorrhage, & c. | M | 14 | •• | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| F | 52 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 21 | |
| 16 Heart Disease | M | 168 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 3 | 5 | 18 | 33 | 57 | 49 |
| F | 210 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 30 | 59 | 97 | |
| 17 Aneurysm | M | 7 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 1 | .. |
| F | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | |
| 18 Other circulatory diseases | M | 30 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 10 | 5 | 14 |
| F | 46 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 25 | |
| 19 Bronchitis | M | 32 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| F | 38 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 2 | 7 | 24 | |
| 20 Pneumonia (all forms) | M | 57 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 5 |
| F | 44 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 5 | 9 | 8 | |
| 21 Other Respiratory Diseases | M | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | 4 | 3 | .. |
| F | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | ||
| 22 Peptic Ulcer | M | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| F | 4 | • • | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | |
| 23 Diarrhoea, & c. | M | 15 | 14 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
| F | 12 | 7 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 24 Appendicitis | M | 6 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. |
| F | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| 25 Cirrhosis of Liver | M | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. |
| F | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| 26 Other Diseases of Liver, & c. | M | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | l |
| F | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |
| 27 Other Digestive Diseases | M | 15 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| F | 20 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | |
| 28 Acute and Chronic Nephritis | M | 22 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | .. | 8 |
| F | 21 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | |
| 29 Puerperal Sepsis | F | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 30 Other Puerperal Causes | F | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 31 Congenital Debility, Premature Birth, Malformations, & c. | M | 34 | 34 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| F | 26 | 26 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| 32 Senility | M | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 9 |
| 33 Suicide | F | 25 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 21 |
| M | 14 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | .. | |
| 34 Other violence | F | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| M | 40 | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | |
| F | 21 | 5 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
| 35 Other defined diseases | M | 76 | 4 | 1 | .. | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 17 |
| F | 64 | 3 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 4 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 8 | |
| 36 Causes ill-defined, or unknown | M | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| F | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Total | 1,668 | 137 | 40 | 36 | 41 | 66 | 61 | 109 | 144 | 251 | 382 | 401 |