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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| Cause of Death. | Sex. | 0— | 1— | 5 — | 15— | 45— | 65— | Total allAges. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2. Cerebro-spinal Fever | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| F | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | ||
| 3. Scarlet Fever | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 4. Whooping Cough | M | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 8 |
| F | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 5. Diphtheria | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 6. Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | M | — | 1 | — | 18 | 19 | 5 | 43 |
| F | — | — | 1 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 17 | |
| 7. Other forms of Tuberculosis | M | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 7 |
| F | — | — | — | 4 | — | 1 | 5 | |
| 8. Syphilitic Diseases | M | 1 | — | — | _ | 8 | 3 | 12 |
| F | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 9. Influenza | M | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 8 | 12 |
| F | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 8 | |
| 10. Measles | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
| 11. Ac. Polio-myelitis and Polio-encephalitis | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 12. Ac. Inf. Encephalitis | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 13. Cancer of Buc. Cav. and Oesoph. (M), Uterus (F) | M | — | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 11 |
| F | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | |
| 14. Cancer of Stomach and Duo-denum | M | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 |
| F | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 14 | 21 | |
| 15. Cancer of Breast | M | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| F | — | — | — | 3 | 16 | 13 | 32 | |
| 16. Cancer of all other sites | M | 1 | — | — | 2 | 22 | 35 | 60 |
| F | — | — | — | 4 | 28 | 31 | 58 | |
| 17. Diabetes | M | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| F | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | |
| 18. Intra-cranial Vascular Lesions | M | — | 1 | — | — | 15 | 25 | 41 |
| F | — | — | — | — | 18 | 44 | 62 | |
| 19. Heart Disease | M | — | — | — | 4 | 29 | 102 | 135 |
| F | — | — | — | 7 | 21 | 126 | 154 | |
| 20. Other Diseases of Circ. System | M | — | — | — | — | 6 | 15 | 21 |
| F | — | — | — | — | 6 | 22 | 28 | |
| 21. Bronchitis | M | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 21 | 37 | 64 |
| F | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 35 | |
| 22. Pneumonia | M | 7 | 1 | — | 2 | 11 | 25 | 46 |
| F | 6 | 2 | — | 6 | 11 | 21 | 46 | |
| 23. Other Respiratory Diseases | M | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 |
| F | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| 24. Ulcer of Stomach or Duodenum | M | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 1 | 11 |
| F | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | |
| 25. Diarrhoea under 2 years | M | 21 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 22 |
| F | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 15 | |
| 26. Appendicitis | M | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 8 |
| F | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | |
| 27. Other Digestive Diseases | M | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 7 | 5 | 17 |
| F | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 9 | 15 | |
| 28. Nephritis | M | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| F | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | |
| 29. Puerperal and Post-abortive Sepsis | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| F | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | ||
| 30. Other Maternal causes | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
| 31. Premature Birth | M | 9 | — | — | — | — | 9 | |
| F | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | |
| 32. Con. Mal. Birth Injuries Infant Dis. | M | 5 | — | — | — | — | 5 | |
| F | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | |
| 33. Suicide | M | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| F | _ | _ | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 34. Road Traffic Accidents | M | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| F | _ | _ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
| 35. Other violent causes | M | — | — | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 20 |
| F | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 15 | |
| 36. All other causes | M | 2 | — | 2 | 6 | 13 | 33 | 56 |
| F | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 25 | 57 | |
| Totals of all causes | M | 55 | 12 | 12 | 62 | 186 | 333 | 660 |
| F | 47 | 5 | 4 | 64 | 146 | 374 | 640 | |
| 102 | 17 | 16 | 126 | 332 | 707 | 1,300 |