London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1944
[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 all Ages. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| F | ||||||||
| 2. Cerebro-spinal Fever | — | — | — | — | 2 | |||
| F | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 3. Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 4. Whooping Cough | 2 | — | — | — | — | |||
| F | — | — | — | — | 2 | |||
| 5. Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| F | 2 | — | .— | — | — | 2 | ||
| 6. Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | — | — | — | 22 | 25 | 8 | 55 | |
| F | — | — | — | 25 | 4 | — | 29 | |
| 7. Other forms of Tuberculosis | — | — | 2 | — | ||||
| F | — | — | — | 5 | ||||
| 8. Syphilitic Diseases | — | — | — | — | 9 | |||
| F | — | — | — | — | 5 | |||
| 9. Influenza | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | ||
| F | — | — | — | — | 2 | |||
| 10. Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 11. Ac. Polio-myelitis and Polioencephalitis | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 12. Ac. Inf. Encephalitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 13. Cancer of Buc. Cav. and Oesoph. (M), Uterus (F) | M | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| F | —- | — | — | 5 | 2 | |||
| 14. Cancer of Stomach and Duodenum | M | — | — | |||||
| F | — | — | — | — | 2 | |||
| 15. Cancer of Breast | M | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| F | — | — | — | 2 | ||||
| 16. Cancer of all other sites | M | — | — | — | 44 | 43 | 88 | |
| F | — | — | 20 | |||||
| 17. Diabetes | M | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | |
| F | — | — | — | — | 8 | 9 | ||
| 18. Intra-cranial Vascular Lesions | M | — | — | — | 2 | 14 | 20 | |
| F | — | — | — | — | 15 | 49 | ||
| 19. Heart Disease | M | — | — | 3 | 39 | 93 | ||
| F | — | — | 4 | 18 | 117 | |||
| 20. Other Diseases of Circ. System | M | — | — | — | — | 15 | 28 | |
| F | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 32 | 38 | |
| 21. Bronchitis | — | — | 2 | 11 | 40 | 54 | ||
| F | 4 | — | — | — | 8 | 26 | 38 | |
| 22. Pneumonia | 13 | — | 2 | 16 | 23 | 55 | ||
| F | — | 7 | 14 | 33 | ||||
| 23. Other Respiratory Diseases | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | ||
| F | — | — | — | 2 | ||||
| 24. Ulcer of Stomach or Duodenum | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 12 | ||
| F | — | — | — | 3 | ||||
| 25. Diarrhoea under 2 years | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | |
| F | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 26. Appendicitis | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | |
| F | — | — | — | — | 2 | |||
| 27. Other Digestive Diseases | M | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 11 | |
| F | — | — | — | 9 | ||||
| 28. Nephritis | M | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 10 | |
| F | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 | |
| 29. Puerperal and Post-abortive Sepsis | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 30. Other Maternal causes | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 31. Premature Birth | M | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
| F | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | |
| 32. Con. Mai. Birth Injuries Infant Dis. | M | 14 | — | — | — | — | 15 | |
| F | 7 | — | — | — | — | 8 | ||
| 33. Suicide | M | — | — | — | 2 | |||
| F | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | |||
| 34. Road Traffic Accidents | — | — | 2 | 5 | 9 | |||
| F | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | |
| 35. Other violent causes | 2 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 94 | |
| F | 2 | 11 | 40 | 33 | 18 | 105 | ||
| 36. All other causes | 4 | — | 6 | 16 | 27 | |||
| F | 5 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 39 | |||
| Totals of all causes | 55 | 8 | 13 | 75 | 256 | 348 | ||
| F | 40 | 12 | 15 | 108 | 144 | 344 | 663 | |
| 95 | 20 | 28 | 183 | 400 | 692 | 1,418 |