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 all Ages. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers | M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| F | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | o | |
| 2. Cerebro-spinal Fever | M | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 3. Scarlet Fever | M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| F | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4. Whooping Cough | M | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5. Diphtheria | M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| F | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6. Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 22 | 4 | 45 |
| F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 22 | |
| 7. Other forms of Tuberculosis | M | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| F | 0 | 0 | 0 | I | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 8. Syphilitic Diseases | M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| F | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 9. Influenza | M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 10. Measles | M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| F | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11. Ac. Poliomyelitis and Polio-encephalitis | M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| F | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12. Ac. Inf. Encephalitis | M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| F | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 13. Cancer of Buc. Cav. and Oesoph. (M), Uterus (F) | M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 12 |
| F | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 11 | |
| 14. Cancer of Stomach and Duo-denum | M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 22 |
| F | - | - | - | 1 | 9 | 10 | 20 | |
| 15. Cancer of Breast | M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| F | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 24 | |
| 16. Cancer of all other sites | M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 45 | 89 |
| F | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 28 | 40 | 75 | |
| 17. Diabetes | M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| F | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 18. Intra-cranial vascular Lesions | M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 35 | 53 |
| F | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 66 | 81 | |
| 19. Heart Disease | M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 47 | 103 | 153 |
| F | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 121 | 150 | |
| 20. Other Diseases of Circ. System | M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 29 | 37 |
| F | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 30 | 35 | |
| 21. Bronchitis | M | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 40 | 56 |
| F | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 28 | 35 | |
| 22. Pneumonia | M | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 28 |
| F | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 35 | |
| 23. Other Respiratory Diseases | m | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| F | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
| 24. Ulcer of Stomach or Duodenum | M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 11 |
| F | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 25. Diarrhoea under 2 years | M | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| F | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 26. Appendicitis | M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| F | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 27. Other Digestive Diseases | M | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 12 |
| F | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 14 | |
| 28. Nephritis | M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 |
| F | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | |
| 29. Puerperal and Post-abortive Sepsis | M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| F | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 30. Other Maternal causes | M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| F | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 31. Premature Birth | M | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| F | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 32. Con. Mal. Birth Injuries Infant Dis. | M | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| F | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | |
| 33. Suicide | M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 8 |
| F | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 34. Road Traffic Accidents | M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| F | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 35. Other violent causes | M | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 22 |
| F | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 24 | |
| 36. All other causes | M | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 38 |
| F | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 21 | 43 | |
| Totals of all causes. | M | 42 | 9 | 3 | 50 | 208 | 355 | 667 |
| F | 33 | 7 | 5 | 51 | 135 | 404 | 635 | |
| 75 | 16 | 8 | 101 | 343 | 759 | 1302 |