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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 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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| Cause of Death | Sex | 0- | 1- | 5- | 15- | 25- | 45- | 65- | 75- | Total all Ages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.Tuberculosis,respiratory | M | - | _ | _ | _ | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
| F | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 4 | |
| 2.Tuberculosis, other | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | - | • | • | - | . | . | . | _ | _ | |
| 3.Syphilitic disease | M | - | - | - | - | . | - | - | . | - |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 10.Malignant neoplasm, stomach | M | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 7 | 3 | 16 |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 | |
| 11-Malignant neoplasm, lung bronchus | M | - | - | - | - | 5 | 27 | 24 | 8 | 64 |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
| 12.Malignant neoplasm, breast | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | - | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | |
| 13.Malignant neoplasm, uterus | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | - | 2 | 7 | |
| 14.Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | M | - | - | 2 | - | 3 | 13 | 18 | 16 | 52 |
| F | - | - | - | - | 4 | 17 | 21 | 16 | 58 | |
| 15. Leukaemia, aleukaemia | M | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 3 |
| F | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
| 16.Diabetes | M | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | - | 4 |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 17.Vascular lesions of nervous system | M | - | - | - | - | 1 | 15 | 22 | 22 | 60 |
| F | - | - | - | - | 1 | 22 | 24 | 53 | 100 | |
| 18.Coronary disease, angina | M | - | - | - | - | 8 | 42 | 36 | 26 | 112 |
| F | - | - | - | 1 | - | 8 | 21 | 28 | 58 | |
| 19. Hypertension with heart disease | M | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 5 | 7 | 16 |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 12 | 13 | 29 | |
| 20.Other heart disease | M | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 29 | 55 |
| F | - | - | - | - | 5 | 8 | 22 | 62 | 97 | |
| 21.Other circulatory disease | M | - | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 28 |
| F | - | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 40 | |
| 22. Influenza | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | ||
| 23. Pneumonia | M | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 29 |
| F | 1 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 8 | 30 | 43 | |
| 24.Bronchitis | M | 1 | - | - | - | - | 21 | 32 | 21 | 75 |
| F | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 4 | 7 | 27 | 40 | |
| 25.Other disease of respiratory system | M | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 26.Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | M | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | |
| 27. Gastritis,enteritis and diarrhœa | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| F | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 28.Nephritis and nephrosis | M | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 2 | - | 2 | 9 |
| F | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | 7 | |
| 29. Hyperplasia of prostate | M | - | - | -- | - | - | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 30.Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 31-Congenital malformations | M | 6 | - | - | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | 10 |
| F | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | |
| 32.Other defined and ill-defined illnesses | M | 16 | - | - | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 51 |
| F | 7 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 49 | |
| 33.Motor vehicle accidents | M | - | - | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| F | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | 4 | 7 | |
| 34.All other accidents | M | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 24 |
| F | - | - | - | 1 | - | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | |
| 35.Suicide | M | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | |
| 36.Homicide and operations of war | M | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | " | - | |
| M | 26 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 46 | 183 | 209 | 189 | 671 | |
| F | 13 | 1 | - | 5 | 23 | 110 | 156 | 302 | 610 | |
| Total of all Causes | 39 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 69 | 293 | 365 | 491 | 1281 |