Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | - | 4 |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2. Tuberculosis, other | M | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 3. Syphilitic disease | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 4. Diphtheria | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 5. Whooping Cough | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 6. Meningococcal infections | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 7. Acute poliomyelitis | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 8. Measles | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 9. Other infective and parasitic diseases | M | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | |
| 10. Malignant neoplasm, stomach | M | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 3 | 6 | 15 |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 5 | 9 | 19 | |
| 11. Malignant neoplasm, lung bronchus | M | - | - | - | - | 4 | 38 | 21 | 11 | 74 |
| F | - | - | - | - | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 13 | |
| 12. Malignant neoplasm, breast | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 16 | |
| 13. Malignant neoplasm, uterus | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
| 14. Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | M | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 16 | 20 | 17 | 57 |
| F | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 69 | |
| 15. Leukaemia, aleukaemia | M | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | 3 |
| F | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | |
| 16. Diabetes | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| F | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 4 | 3 | 8 | |
| 17. Vascular lesions of nervous system | M | 1 | - | - | - | - | 15 | 13 | 19 | 48 |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 23 | 50 | 82 | |
| 18. Coronary disease, angina | M | - | - | - | - | 7 | 56 | 39 | 33 | 135 |
| F | - | - | - | - | 1 | 19 | 34 | 51 | 105 | |
| 19. Hypertension with heart disease | M | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 9 | 12 | |
| 20. Other heart disease | M | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 20 | 55 |
| F | - | - | - | - | 2 | 12 | 11 | 48 | 73 | |
| 21. Other circulatory disease | M | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 6 | 14 | 30 |
| F | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 9 | 22 | 32 | |
| 22. Influenza | M | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
| 23. Pneumonia | M | 3 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 28 |
| F | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 31 | |
| 24. Bronchitis | M | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | 23 | 21 | 55 |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 9 | 17 | 30 | |
| 25. Other diseases of respiratory system | M | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| F | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 26. Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | M | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| 27. Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | M | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 28. Nephritis and nephrosis | M | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | |
| 29. Hyperplasia of prostate | M | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 30. Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 31. Congenital malformations | M | 6 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 10 |
| F | 6 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 8 | |
| 32. Other defined and ill-defined illnesses | M | 15 | - | 1 | - | 2 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 47 |
| F | 4 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 9 | 10 | 22 | 48 | |
| 33. Motor vehicle accidents | M | - | - | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 |
| F | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| 34. All other accidents | M | 1 | - | - | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 |
| F | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | |
| 35. Suicide | M | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 14 |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
| 36. Homicide and operations of war | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Total of all causes | M | 28 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 31 | 212 | 175 | 185 | 650 |
| F | 10 | 4 | - | 2 | 14 | 109 | 158 | 299 | 596 | |
| 38 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 45 | 321 | 333 | 484 | 1246 |