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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 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH DURING THE YEAR 1949.
| cause of death. | Sex. | 0— | 1— | 5— | 15— | 45— | 56— | Total allAges. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers | M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| F | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | o | o | |
| 2. Cerebro-spinal Fever | M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3. Scarlet Fever | F | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4. Whooping Cough | F | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | o | o |
| M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5. Diphtheria | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6. Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | F | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 29 | |
| F | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 16 | |
| 7. Other forms of Tuberculosis | M | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8. Syphilitic Diseases | F | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | |
| 9. Influenza | F | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
| 10. Measles | F | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11. Ac. Poliomyelitis and Polioencephalitis | F | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| F | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12. Ac. Infantile Encephalitis | M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13. Cancer of Buc. Cav. and Oesoph. (M), Uterus (F) | F | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | |
| F | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | |
| 14. Cancer of Stomach and Duodenum | M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 18 |
| F | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 18 | |
| 15. Cancer of Breast | M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16. Cancer of all other sites | F | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 25 |
| M | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 47 | 45 | 103 | |
| 17. Diabetes | F | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 32 | 53 |
| M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 18. Intra-cranial vascular Lesions | F | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 38 | 52 | |
| 19. Heart Disease | F | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 80 | 95 |
| M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 39 | 115 | 161 | |
| 20. Other Diseases of Cire. System | F | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 171 | 203 |
| M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 26 | 32 | |
| 21. Bronchitis | F | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 31 |
| M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 37 | 56 | |
| 22. Pneumonia | F | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 32 | 41 |
| M | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 26 | 44 | |
| 23. Other Respiratory Diseases | F | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 31 |
| M | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 13 | |
| 24. Ulcer of Stomach or Duodenum | F | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | |
| F | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4. | |
| 25. Diarrhoea under 2 years | M | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 26. Appendicitis | F | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| 27. Other Digestive Diseases | F | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | |
| 28. Nephritis | F | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 |
| M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | |
| 29. Puerperal and Post-abortive Sepsis | F | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| F | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 30. Other Maternal Causes | M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31. Premature Birth | F | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| M | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | |
| 32. Con. Mal. Birth Injuries Infant Dis | F | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| M | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| F | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | |
| 33. Suicide | M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 34. Road Traffic Accidents | F | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| M | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | |
| 35. Other Violent Causes | F | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| M | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 12 | |
| 36. All Other Causes | F | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 12 |
| M | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 30 | |
| F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 43 | |
| M | 36 | 5 | 5 | 57 | 196 | 354 | 653 | |
| F | 19 | 8 | 1 | 45 | 140 | 443 | 656 | |
| Total of all Causes | 55 | 13 | 6 | 102 | 336 | 797 | 1309 |