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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 1965
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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CAUSES OF DEATH AT DIFFERENT PERIODS OF LIFE DURING 1965 IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF HAMMERSMITH
| CAUSE OF DEATH | Sex | Total | Under | 4 weeks and under 1 year | AGE IN YEARS | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages | 4 weeks | 1- | 5- | 15- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | 75 and over | |||
| 1. TUBERCULOSIS, RESPIRATORY | M | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| F | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | |
| 3. SYPHILITIC DISEASE | M | 5 | _ | - | _ | - | -_ | _ | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| F | 2 | - | - | - | " | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | |
| 6. MENINGOCOCCAL INFECTIONS | M | 3 | _ | 1 | _ | 2 | - | - | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 9. OTHER INFECTIVE AND PARASITIC DISEASES | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | |
| 10. MALIGNANT NEOPLASM, STOMACH | M | 32 | _ | _ | _ | - | - | _ | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 5 |
| F | 28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | |
| 11. MALIGNANT NEOPLASM, LUNG, BRONCHUS | M | 144 | - | - | _ | _ | _ | - | 2 | 20 | 44 | 61 | 17 |
| F | 33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 6 | |
| 12. MALIGNANT NEOPLASM, BREAST | M | - | - | _ | - | _ | _ | _ | _ | - | - | _ | _ |
| F | 45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 12 | |
| 13. MALIGNANT NEOPLASM, UTERUS | F | 22 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| 14. OTHER MALIGNANT AND LYMPHATIC NEOPLASMS | M | 132 | _ | _ | _ | - | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 48 | 42 |
| F | 120 | - | - | - | " | 1 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 39 | 39 | |
| 15. LEUKAEMIA, ALEUKAEMIA | M | 10 | _ | _ | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| F | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 16. DIABETES | M | 5 | - | _ | _ | - | - | _ | _ | _ | 2 | 3 | |
| F | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | |
| 17. VASCULAR LESIONS OF NERVOUS SYSTEM | M | 89 | _ | - | _ | _ | - | 2 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 25 | 42 |
| F | 153 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 27 | 110 | |
| 18. CORONARY DISEASE, ANGINA | M | 322 | _ | - | - | - | _ | - | 8 | 47 | 84 | 105 | 78 |
| F | 191 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 7 | 25 | 55 | 103 | |
| 19. HYPERTENSION WITH HEART DISEASE | M | 11 | _ | - | _ | - | _ | _ | - | - | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| F | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 11 | |
| 20. OTHER HEART DISEASE | M | 70 | _ | - | _ | - | 1 | 2 | _ | 10 | 8 | 15 | 34 |
| F | 109 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 69 | ||
| 21. OTHER CIRCULATORY DISEASE | M | 67 | - | - | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | 4 | 15 | 23 | 24 |
| F | 79 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | 6 | 20 | 49 | |
| 22. INFLUENZA | M | 1 | - | _ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| F | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | |
| 23. PNEUMONIA | M | 68 | - | 4 | 2 | _ | 1 | _ | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 38 |
| F | 72 | 1 | 10 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 50 | |
| 24. BRONCHITIS | M | 127 | _ | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 9 | 26 | 42 | 48 |
| F | 40 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 9 | 27 | |
| 25. OTHER DISEASES OF RESPIRATORY SYSTEM | M | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 8 | 4 |
| F | 8 | — | - | — | ~ | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
| 26. ULCER OF STOMACH AND DUODENUM | M | 16 | _ | _ | _ | _ | - | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | |
| F | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | 5 | |
| 27. GASTRITIS, ENTERITIS AND DIARRHOEA | M | 11 | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | |
| F | 2 | - | - | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | |
| 28. NEPHRITIS AND NEPHROSIS | M | 8 | _ | - | - | - | _ | _ | _ | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| F | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 29. HYPERPLASIA OF PROSTATE | M | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 30. PREGNANCY, CHILDBIRTH, ABORTION | F | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 31. CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS | M | 15 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | |
| F | 7 | 4 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | |
| 32. OTHER DEFINED AND ILL-DEFINED DISEASES | M | 86 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 2 | _ | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 21 |
| F | 106 | 21 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 42 | |
| 33. MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS | M | 23 | - | - | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | _ | 2 | - | _ | 4 |
| F | 13 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | |
| 34. ALL OTHER ACCIDENTS | M | 27 | _ | 2 | 1 | _ | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| F | 18 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | |
| 35. SUICIDE | M | 20 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | 2 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| F | 17 | - | - | " | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | |
| 36. HOMICIDE AND OPERATIONS OF WAR | M | 2 | - | _ | _ | . | 2 | _ | _ | _ | - | _ | _ |
| F | 3 | - | - | - | — | 1 | 2 | - | — | - | - | "" | |
| TOTAL ALL CAUSES | M | 1, 329 | 37 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 23 | 29 | 132 | 279 | 392 | 390 |
| F | 1, 129 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 19 | 75 | 142 | 253 | 572 | |
| GRAND TOTAL | 2,458 | 63 | 23 | 11 | 14 | 30 | 34 | 48 | 207 | 421 | 645 | 962 | |