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 | Total All Ages | Under 4 weeks | 4 weeks and under 1 year | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AGE IN YEARS | |||||||||||||
| 1- | 5- | 15- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | 75 & over | |||||
| 1. Tuberculosis, respiratory | M | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 3 | - |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2. Tuberculosis, other | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| 3. Syphilitic disease | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 9. Other Infective and Parasitic Diseases | M | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | ||
| 10. Malignant Neoplasm, Stomach | M | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| F | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | |
| 11. Malignant Neoplasm, Lung Bronchus | M | 76 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | 28 | 24 | 13 |
| 15 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 12. Malignant Neoplasm, breast .. | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 13. Malignant Neoplasm, uterus .. | F | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 14. Other Malignant and lymphatic | M | 69 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 23 | 13 |
| Neoplasms | F | 55 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 19 |
| 15. Leukaemia, Aleukaemia | M | 3 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - |
| F | 3 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | |
| 16. Diabetes | M | 3 | _ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 |
| F | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | |
| 17. Vascular lesions of nervous System | M | 35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 12 |
| 68 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 40 | ||
| 18. Coronary Disease, Angina | M | 145 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 18 | 52 | 41 | 28 |
| 95 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | 29 | 59 | ||
| 19. Hypertension with Heart disease | M | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | 4 |
| F | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | |
| 20. Other Heart disease | M | 23 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| F | 51 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 4 | 5 | 40 | |
| 21. Other Circulatory disease | M | 21 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| 31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 9 | 19 | ||
| 23. Pneumonia | M | 37 | 1 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 4 | 19 |
| 37 | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 6 | 27 | |||
| 24. Bronchitis | M | 50 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 19 |
| F | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | 11 | |
| 25. Other Diseases of Respiratory System | M | 10 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 26. Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | M | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| F | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 3 | - | |
| 27. Gastritis, Enteritis and diarrhoea | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | |
| 28. Nephritis and Nephrosis | M | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| F | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | |
| 29. Hyperplasia of prostate | M | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 |
| 31. Congenital Malformations | M | 13 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| F | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 32. Other defined and ill-defined diseases | M | 44 | 22 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 |
| F | 56 | 13 | I | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 22 | |
| 33. Motor vehicle accidents | M | 12 | - | - | - | - | 7 | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | 1 |
| F | 10 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 2 | |
| 34. All other accidents | M | 14 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | 4 |
| F | 9 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 5 | - | 1 | |
| 35. Suicide | M | 10 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - |
| F | 10 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| 36. Homicide and operations of War | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| M | 613 | 28 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 25 | 61 | 152 | 151 | 152 | |
| F | 539 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 30 | 60 | 127 | 264 | |
| Total all causes | 1152 | 44 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 23 | 14 | 39 | 91 | 212 | 278 | 416 | |