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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 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH DURING THE YEAR 1935
| Cause of Death | Sex | 0. | 1- | 5- | 15- | 25- | 45- | 65- | 75- | Total all Ages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Tuberculosis, respiratory | M | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
| F | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 2 | _ | _ | 3 | |
| 2.Tuberculosis, other | M | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ |
| F | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | |
| 3. Syphilitic disease | M | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| F | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 1 | |
| 4. Diphtheria | M | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ |
| F | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | |
| 5. Whooping cough | M | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ |
| F | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | |
| 6. Meningo-coccal infections | M | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ |
| F | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | _ | 1 | |
| 7. Acute Poliomyelitis | M | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ |
| F | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | |
| 8. Measles | M | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ |
| F | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | |
| 9. Other infective and parasitic diseases | M | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ |
| F | _ | _ | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | |
| 10. Malignant neoplasm, stomach | M | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 11 | 7 | 2 | 20 |
| F | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | 5 | 1 | 2 | 9 | |
| 11.Malignant neoplasm, 1ung bronchus | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 4 | 31 | 19 | 3 | 58 | |
| _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 3 | _ | 2 | 6 | ||
| 12. Malignant neoplasm, breast | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | |
| _ | _ | _ | _ | 2 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 23 | ||
| 13. Malignant neoplasm, uterus | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | |
| _ | _ | _ | _ | 2 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 15 | ||
| 14. Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 3 | 31 | 20 | 27 | 82 | |
| F | 1 | _ | _ | 1 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 56 | |
| 15.Leukaemia, aleukaemia | M | _ | _ | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 2 |
| F | _ | _ | _ | _ | 2 | 1 | 1 | _ | 4 | |
| 16. Diabetes | M | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | 1 | 2 |
| F | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 17.Vascular lesions of nervous system | M | _ | _ | _ | _ | 2 | 15 | 18 | 24 | 59 |
| F | _ | _ | _ | _ | 4 | 11 | 18 | 48 | 81 | |
| 18. Coronary disease, angina | M | _ | _ | _ | _ | 4 | 48 | 30 | 27 | 109 |
| F | _ | _ | _ | _ | 2 | 12 | 17 | 23 | 54 | |
| 19.Hypertension with heart disease | M | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 5 | 6 | 11 | 22 |
| F | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | |
| 20. Other heart disease | M | _ | _ | _ | 2 | 2 | 13 | 20 | 20 | 57 |
| F | _ | _ | _ | _ | 2 | 1 | 15 | 49 | 67 | |
| 21. Other circulatory disease | M | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 23 |
| F | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | 2 | 11 | 25 | 39 | |
| 22. Influenza | M | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 1 | _ | _ | 2 |
| F | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | 1 | _ | 2 | |
| 23. Pneumonia | M | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | 4 | 10 | 14 | 29 |
| F | 2 | 2 | _ | _ | _ | 4 | 8 | 20 | 36 | |
| 24. Bronchitis | M | 1 | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 24 | 28 | 22 | 76 |
| F | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 10 | 9 | 18 | 38 | |
| 25. Other diseases of respiratory system | M | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| F | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 1 | 2 | _ | 4 | |
| 26. Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | M | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 6 | 6 | 2 | 14 |
| F | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 27. Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | M | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | _ | 2 |
| F | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 2 | 3 | _ | 6 | |
| 28. Nephritis and nephrosis | M | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 2 | _ | 3 |
| F | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | 1 | 2 | _ | 4 | |
| 29.Hyperplasia of prostate | M | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| F | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | |
| 30. Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | M | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ |
| F | _ | _ | _ | _ | 2 | _ | _ | _ | 2 | |
| 31. Congenital malformations | M | 2 | 1 | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | _ | 4 |
| F | 6 | 1 | 1 | _ | 2 | 1 | _ | 1 | 12 | |
| 32. Other defined and ill-defined illnesses | M | 23 | 2 | - | _ | 3 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 61 |
| F | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 58 | |
| 33. Motor vehicle accidents | M | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | _ | 1 | 3 |
| F | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 34. All other accidents | M | _ | _ | _ | _ | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| F | 1 | _ | _ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 15 | |
| 35. Suicide | M | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 3 | 9 | _ | _ | 13 |
| F | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 2 | _ | _ | _ | 3 | |
| 36. Homicide and operations of war | M | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ |
| F | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | |
| Total of all causes | M | 27 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 30 | 238 | 192 | 185 | 683 |
| F | 24 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 35 | 109 | 135 | 243 | 562 | |
| 51 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 65 | 347 | 327 | 428 | 1245 |