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 1935.
| CAUSES OF DEATH. | Sex. | All Ages. | 0— | 1— | 2— | 5— | 15— | 25— | 35— | 45— | 55— | 65— | 75— |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes | M | 786 | 85 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 28 | 35 | 50 | 97 | 152 | 148 | 151 |
| F | 738 | 46 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 34 | 26 | 39 | 67 | 103 | 147 | 259 | |
| 1 Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fever | M | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| F | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| 2 Measles | M | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| F | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| 3 Scarlet Fever | M | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| F | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| 4 Whooping Cough | M | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| F | 5 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| 5 Diphtheria | M | 6 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| F | 6 | 1 | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| 6 Influenza | M | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
| F | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 4 | |
| 7 Encephalitis Lethargica | M | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |
| F | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | |
| 8 Cerebo-spinal Fever | M | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| F | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| 9 Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | M | 62 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 12 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 2 | .. |
| F | 48 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 20 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 2 | .. | .. | |
| 10 Other Tubercu- lous Diseases | M | 6 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| F | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| 11 Syphilis | M | 6 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. |
| F | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | |
| 12 General Paralysis of the insane, tabes dorsalis | M | 8 | .. | .. | . | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | .. |
| F | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| 13 Cancer, malignant disease | M | 117 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 7 | 20 | 37 | 38 | 14 |
| F | 99 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 6 | 16 | 29 | 26 | 21 | |
| 14 Diabetes | M | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 2 | .. | 3 |
| F | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| 15 Cerebral Haemorrhage, &c. | M | 25 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 6 | 11 | 6 |
| F | 34 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 6 | 11 | 16 | |
| 16 Heart Disease | M | 147 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | 7 | 19 | 24 | 41 | 52 |
| F | 213 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 23 | 60 | 102 | |
| 17 Aneurysm | M | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 4 | .. | .. |
| F | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | |
| 18 Other circulatory | M | 42 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 18 |
| F | 47 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 4 | 11 | 29 | |
| 19 Bronchitis | M | 36 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 9 |
| F | 17 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 2 | 12 | |
| 20 Pneumonia (all forms) | M | 49 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 6 |
| F | 38 | 7 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 8 | |
| 21 Other Respiratory Diseases | M | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. |
| F | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 3 | |
| 22 Peptic Ulcer | M | 13 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| F | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| 23 Diarrhoea, &c. | M | 21 | 21 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| F | .. | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| 24 Appendicitis | M | 9 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 |
| F | 7 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | |
| 25 Cirrhosis of Liver | M | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| F | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | |
| 26 Other Diseases of Liver, &c. | M | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
| F | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | |
| 27 Other Digestive Diseases | M | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| F | 16 | 5 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 2 | .. | 4 | |
| 28 Acute and Chronic Nephritis | M | 18 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| F | 12 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | |
| 29 Puerperal Sepsis | F | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 30 Other Puerperal Causes | F | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 31 Congenital Debility, Premature Birth, Malformations, &c. | M | 40 | 37 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
| F | 17 | 17 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| 32 Senility | m | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 11 |
| F | 34 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 32 | |
| 33 Suicide | M | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 3 | 3 | 3 | .. |
| F | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | .. | |
| 34 Other violence | M | 42 | 1 | .. | .. | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 7 |
| F | 25 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 2 | .. | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | |
| 35 Other defined diseases | M | 63 | 4 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 | 15 |
| F | 51 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 12 | |
| 36 Causes ill-defined, or unknown | M | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| F | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Total | 1,524 | 131 | 9 | 13 | 35 | 62 | 61 | 89 | 164 | 255 | 295 | 410 |