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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Hammersmith 1943
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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Deaths of infants under one year of age per 1,000
| births | 58 |
| ,, from cancer (all ages) | '206 |
| ,, ,, measles ,, | 2 |
| ,, whooping cough (all ages) | 9 |
| diarrhœa (under 2 years of age) | 37 |
Cancer.—There were 206 deaths from Cancer, and of this
number, 190 occurred in persons over the age of 45 years.
These deaths were equal to 2.2 per 1,000 of the population.
The following table shows the number of deaths from Cancer under the various age groups during the past 10 years:—
| Year. | Total Deaths. | Sex. | AllAges. | 1— | 2— | 5— | 15— | 25— | 35— | 45- | 55— | 65— | 75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | 235 | M | 112 | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | — | 46 | — | 31 | 25 |
| F | 123 | — | — | 1 | — | 9 | — | 40 | — | 51 | 22 | ||
| 1935 | 216 | M | 117 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 57 | — | 38 | 14 | |
| F | 99 | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 45 | — | 20 | 21 | ||
| 1936 | 249 | M | 111 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | — | 48 | — | 42 | 13 |
| F | 138 | — | — | 3 | 14 | — | 53 | — | 38 | 30 | |||
| 1937 | 227 | M | 107 | — | _ | — | — | 11 | — | 41 | — | 37 | 18 |
| F | 120 | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | 45 | — | 35 | 29 | ||
| 1938 | 234 | M | 123 | — | __ | — | — | 2 | 6 | 21 | 45 | 28 | 21 |
| F | 111 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 43 | 20 | ||
| 1939 | 227 | M | 104 | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 10 | 34 | 35 | 17 | |
| F | 123 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 19 | 29 | 37 | 28 | ||
| 1940 | 220 | M | 111 | 1 | — | 7 | 51 | 52 | |||||
| F | 109 | — | 7 | 46 | 56 | ||||||||
| 1941 | 181 | M | 96 | — | 1 | 2 | 45 | 48 | |||||
| F | 85 | — | — | 9 | 33 | 43 | |||||||
| 1942 | 204 | M | 111 | — | — | 7 | 5 | 53 | |||||
| F | 93 | 1 | — | 3 | 37 | 52 | |||||||
| 1943 | 206 | M | 85 | 1 | — | 4 | 29 | 51 | |||||
| F | 121 | — | — | 11 | 48 | 62 | |||||||