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— | 75- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes | M | 806 | 76 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 29 | 28 | 44 | 85 | 159 | 204 | 152 |
| F | 791 | 40 | 10 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 36 | 43 | 72 | 110 | 184 | 249 | |
| 1 Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fever | M | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| F | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |
| 2 Measles | |M | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| F | 10 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| 3 Scarlet Fever | M | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| F | 3 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| 4 Whooping Cough | M | 1 | 1 | •• | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| F | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| 5 Diphtheria | M | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| F | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| 6 Influenza | M | 9 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. |
| 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 7 Encephalitis Lethargica | M | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| F | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
| 8 Cerebo-spinal Fever | S | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| F | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| 9 Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | M | 68 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 13 | 12 | .. | 16 | 13 | 4 | l |
| F | 31 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | .. | |
| 10 Other Tubercu-lous Diseases | M | 11 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 3 | 1 | 2 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. |
| F | 6 | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| 11 Syphilis | M | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. |
| F | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| 12 General Paralysis of the insnne. tabes dorsalis .. | M | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 2 | .. | 1 |
| F | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | |
| 13 Cancer, malignant disease.. | M | 111 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 39 | 42 | 13 |
| F | 138 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 11 | 26 | 27 | 38 | 30 | |
| 14 Diabetes | M | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | .. |
| F | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 5 | 3 | |
| 15 Cerebral Haemorrhage, &c. | M | 22 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | |
| F | 40 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 14 | |
| 16 Heart Disease | M | 184 | .. | .. | .. | l | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 72 | 63 |
| F | 215 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 64 | 103 | |
| 17 Aneurysm | M | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. |
| F | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 | |
| 18 Other circulatory diseases | M | 38 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 14 |
| F | 35 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 16 | |
| 19 Bronchitis | M | 42 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 14 |
| F | 23 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | |
| 20 Pneumonia (all forms) | M | 67 | 15 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 4 |
| F | 43 | 6 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | |
| 21 Other Respiratory Diseases | M | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 3 | .. |
| F | 8 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | 2 | ||
| 22 Peptic Ulcer | M | 16 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| F | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | |
| 23 Diarrhœa, &c. | M | 18 | 17 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
| F | 7 | 6 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| 24 Appendicitis | M | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. |
| F | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | |
| 25 Cirrhosis of Liver | M | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
| F | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| 26 Other Diseases of Liver, &c. | M | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | •• | .. | 1 | .. |
| F | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | ||
| 27 Other Digestive Diseases | M | 9 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | l | .. | 3 | |
| F | 10 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 4 | .. | 3 | |
| 28 Acute and Chron ic Nephritis | M | 17 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 |
| F | 20 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | ||
| 29 Puerperal Sepsis | F | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 30 Other Puerperal Causes | F | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 31 Congenital Debil-ity, Premature Birth, Malformation, &c | M | 26 | 25 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| F | 17 | 17 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| 32 Senility | M | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 7 |
| F | 33 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 30 | |
| 33 Suicide | M | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | .. |
| 34 Other violence . | F | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | .. | .. |
| M | 39 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | |
| 35 Other defined diseases | F | 24 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| M | 62 | 5 | 3 | .. | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 11 | |
| F | 63 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 14 | |
| 36 Causes ill-defined, or unknown | M | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| F | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Total | 1,597 | 116 | 19 | 22 | 28 | 46 | 64 | 87 | 157 | 269 | 388 | 401 |