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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 1957
[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 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| F | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | 3 | |
| 2.Tuberculosis, other | M | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 3.Syphilitic disease | M | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | 3 |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | |
| 4.Diptheria | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | |
| 5.Whooping Cough | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 6.Meningo-coccal infections | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | • | |
| 7. Acute Poliomyelitis | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 8. Measles | M | _ | _ | _ | _ | . | . | . | _ | _ |
| F | _ | _ | . | - | _ | _ | _ | _ | . | |
| 9.Other infective and parasitic diseases | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 10. Malign ant neoplasm, stomach | M | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 20 |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 6 | 7 | 18 | |
| 11. Malignant neoplasm, lung bronchus | M | - | - | - | - | 3 | 36 | 25 | 3 | 67 |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 6 | 4 | 12 | |
| 12.Malignant neoplasm, breast | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | - | - | - | - | 2 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 27 | |
| 13.Malignant neoplasm, uterus | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | |
| 14.Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | M | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | 24 | 16 | 18 | 64 |
| F | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 27 | 68 | |
| 15.Leukaemia, aleukaemia | M | - | 1 | - | - | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| F | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 3 | |
| 16. Diabetes | M | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 17. Vascular lesions of nervous system | M | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 19 | 23 | 51 |
| F | - | - | - | - | 2 | 15 | 23 | 54 | 94 | |
| 18. Coronary disease, angina | M | - | - | - | - | 4 | 47 | 36 | 27 | 114 |
| F | - | - | - | - | 1 | 18 | 25 | 24 | 68 | |
| 19. Hypertension with heart dise ase | M | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 13 |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 7 | 10 | 20 | |
| 20.Other heart disease | M | - | - | - | - | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 36 |
| F | - | - | - | - | 4 | 10 | 10 | 49 | 73 | |
| 21.Other circulatory disease | M | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 10 | 6 | 21 |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 9 | 15 | 31 | |
| 22. Influenza | M | - | - | - | 1 | - | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | 3 | |
| 23.Pneumonia | M | 4 | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 36 |
| F | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 13 | 22 | |
| 24. Bronchitis | M | - | - | - | - | - | 22 | 24 | 23 | 69 |
| F | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 39 | |
| 25.Other disease of respiratory system | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 26. Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | M | - | - | - | - | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 13 |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | |
| 27. Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | M | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | |
| 28.Nephritis and nephrosis | M | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 29 Hyperplasia of prostate | M | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| F | . | . | - | - | - | - | ||||
| 30. Pregnancy .childbirth, abortion | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | |
| 31. Congenital malformations | M | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| F | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 4 | |
| 2.Other defined and illdefined illnesses | M | 17 | - | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 45 |
| F | 17 | 1 | - | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 58 | |
| 33.Motor vehicle accidents | M | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 6 |
| F | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 34.All other accidents . | M | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 16 |
| F | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 6 | |
| 35. Suicide | M | - | - | - | 1 | 6 | 4 | - | - | 11 |
| F | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | - | - | 6 | |
| 36. Homicide and operations of war | M | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| M | 25 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 38 | 198 | 197 | 166 | 639 | |
| F | 23 | 4 | - | 4 | 25 | 128 | 143 | 263 | 590 | |
| Total of all causes | 48 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 63 | 326 | 340 | 429 | 1229 |