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 | 802 | 85 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 25 | 39 | 47 | 98 | 151 | 194 | 138 | |
| F | 791 | 45 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 28 | 37 | 65 | 107 | 186 | 275 | ||
| 1 Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fever | M | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| F | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| 2 Measles | M | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| F | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| 3 Scarlet Fever | M | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| F | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| 4 Whooping Cough | M | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| F | 7 | 6 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| 5 Diphtheria | M | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| F | 7 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| 6 Influenza | M | 17 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| F | 32 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | 10 | 10 | ||
| 7 Encephalitis Lethargica | M | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| F | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| 8 Oerebo-spinal Fever | M | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| F | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| 9 Tuberculosis ol Respiratory System | M | 57 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | |
| F | 38 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .. | ||
| 10 Other Tubercu lous Diseases | M | 6 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | |
| F | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||
| 11 Syphilis | M | 8 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| F | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | ||
| 12 General Paralysis of the insane tabes dorsalis | M | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .. | |
| F | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | .. | ||
| 13 Cancer, malignant disease | M | 107 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 5 | 13 | 28 | 37 | 18 | |
| 120 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 8 | 16 | 29 | 35 | 29 | |||
| 14 Diabetes | M | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
| F | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 15 Cerebral Hsemorrhage, &c. | M | 28 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 5 | |
| F | 46 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 9 | 21 | 11 | ||
| 16 Heart Disease | M | 170 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 28 | 61 | 50 | |
| F | 201 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 50 | 117 | ||
| 17 Aneurysm | M | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 2 | .. | |
| F | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | ||
| 18 Other circulatory diseases | M | 35 | .. | .. | ..• | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 10 | 13 | ] l | |
| F | 4?) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 9 | 16 | 21 | ||
| 19 Bronchitis | M | 37 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | 6 | 9 | 11 | |
| F | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 4 | 15 | ||
| 20 Pneumonia (all forms) | M | 82 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 22 | 13 | 8 | |
| F | 44 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 8 | 14 | ||
| 21 Other Respiratory Diseases | M | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | |
| 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | |||
| 22 Peptic Ulcer | M | 21 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | |
| F | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | ||
| 23 Diarrhoea, &c. | M | 23 | 20 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| F | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||
| 24 Appendicitis | M | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | ||
| F | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | ||
| 25 Cirrhosis of Liver | M | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | |
| 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | 1 | .. | .. | |||
| 26 Other Diseases of Liver, &c. | M | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | ||
| F | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| 27 Other Digestive Diseases | M | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | i | 2 | ||||
| F | 16 | l | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 28 Acute and Chronic Nephritis | M | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
| F | 17 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | ||
| 29 Puerperal Sepsis | F | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| 30 Other Puerperal Causes | F | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| 31 Congenital Debility, Premature Birth, Malformation, &c. | M | 38 | 37 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| F | 23 | 22 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| 32 Senility | M | 8 | •• | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | ||
| 33 Suicide | F | 33 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 25 | ||
| M | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| F | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |||||
| 34 Other violence . | M | 37 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 7 | |
| F | 28 | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 | ||
| 35 Other defined diseases | M | 58 | 5 | 2 | 1 | l | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 5 | |
| F | 50 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 11 | ||
| 36 Causes ill-defined, or unknown | M | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| F | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| Totals | 1,593 | 130 | 12 | 13 | 28 | 45 | 67 | 84 | 163 | 258 | 380 | 413 | ||