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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 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH DURING THE YEAR 1952
| Cause of Death | Sex | 0— | 1— | 5— | 15— | 25— | 45— | 65 | 75— | Total all Ages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Tuberculosis, respiratory | M | - | - | - | - | 4 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 31 |
| F | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 4 | - | - | 8 | |
| 2. Tuberculosis, other | M | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| F | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | |
| 3. Syphilitic disease | M | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | 4 |
| F | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | 3 | |
| 4. Diphtheria | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 5. Whooping cough | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 6. Meningo-coccal infections | M | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| F | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| 7. Acute poliomyelitis | M | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 8. Measles | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | -_ | - | - |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 9. Other infective and para-sitic diseases | M | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | ||
| 10. Malignant neoplasm, stomach | M | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 26 |
| F | - | - | - | - | 1 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 22 | |
| 11. Malignant neoplasm, lung bronchus | M | - | - | - | - | 3 | 31 | 14 | 5 | 53 |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 | |
| 12. Malignant neoplasm, breast | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | - | - | - | - | 4 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 24 | |
| 13. Malignant neoplasm, uterus | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | |
| 14. Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | M | 1 | _ | - | 1 | 4 | 22 | 28 | 19 | 75 |
| F | - | 1 | - | - | 7 | 27 | 14 | 23 | 72 | |
| 15. Leukaemia, aleukaemia | M | _ | _ | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 4 |
| F | - | _ | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 5 | |
| 16. Diabetes | M | _ | _ | - | _ | - | 1 | - | 2 | 3 |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 17. Vascular lesions of nervous system | M | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 59 |
| F | - | - | _ | 1 | - | 20 | 30 | 50 | 101 | |
| 18. Coronary disease, angina | M | _ | - | - | - | 4 | 39 | 49 | 20 | 112 |
| F | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 16 | 27 | 29 | 73 | |
| 19. Hypertension with heart disease | M | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 9 | 6 | 19 |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14 | |
| 20. Other heart disease | M | _ | - | _ | j | 3 | 18 | 19 | 44 | 85 |
| F | _ | - | _ | j | 1 | 6 | 16 | 75 | 99 | |
| 21. Other circulatory disease | M | _ | - | _ | _ | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 24 |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 7 | 20 | 32 | |
| 22. Influenza | M | — | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | |
| 23. Pneumonia | M | 6 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 39 |
| F | 2 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 6 | 14 | 27 | |
| 24. Bronchitis | M | _ | 1 | - | - | _ | 22 | 30 | 23 | 76 |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 12 | 26 | 41 | |
| 25. Other diseases of respira-tory system | M | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| F | - | - | - | _ | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 26. Ulcer of stomach and duo denum | M | - | - | - | _ | - | 7 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| F | - | - | - | _ | _ | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
| 27. Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| F | - | - | - | - | _ | _ | - | 1 | 1 | |
| 28. Nephritis and nephrosis | M | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 2 | - | 6 |
| F | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| 29. Hyperplasia of prostate | M | _ | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 30. Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | - | _ | _ | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | |
| 31. Congenital malformations | M | 2 | — | — | - | 1 | — | - | - | 3 |
| F | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 3 | |
| 32. Other defined and ill-defined diseases | M | 15 | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 46 |
| F | 6 | - | - | 2 | 1 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 55 | |
| 33. Motor vehicle accidents | M | - | 1 | _ | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | 6 |
| F | - | - | _ | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | |
| 34. All other accidents | M | - | _ | _ | - | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| F | - | 1 | - | j | - | - | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| 35. Suicide | M | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 4 | - | 1 | 8 |
| F | - | _ | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 4 | |
| 36. Homicide and operations of war | M | - | - | _ | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| F | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | - | |
| M | 25 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 39 | 217 | 230 | 193 | 719 | |
| F | 12 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 25 | 138 | 159 | 291 | 638 | |
| Total of all causes | 37 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 64 | 355 | 389 | 484 | 1357 |