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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 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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The following table gives Che causes of death at different periods of life during 1968 in the London Borough of Hammersmith:-
| CAUSE OF DEATH | Sex | Total All Ages | Under 4 weeks | 4 weeks and under 1 year | ACE IN YEARS | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1- | 5- | 15- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | 75 and under | |||||
| B4 Enteritis and other Diarrhoeal diseases | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| B5 Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | M | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| F | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | |
| B6 Other Tuberculosis, incl. late effects | M | 6 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | _ | 1 | 3 | - | 1 |
| F | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Bll Meningococcal Infection | M | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| B16 Malaria | M | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| B17 Syphilis and its suquelae | M | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| B18 Other infective and parasitic diseases | M | 3 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| F | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | |
| B19(l) Malignant Neoplasm- Stomach | M | 37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 17 | 10 | 5 |
| F | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 6 | 8 | 6 | |
| B19(2) Malignant Neoplasm - Lung. Bronchus | M | 146 | _ | - | - | - | - | _ | 4 | 19 | 49 | 48 | 26 |
| F | 48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 18 | 11 | 17 | |
| B19(3) Malignant Neoplasm - Breast | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 13 | |
| B19(4) Malignant Neoplasm - Uterus | V | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| B19(5) Leukaemia | M | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| F | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | |
| B19(6) Other Malignant Neoplasms, etc. | M | 130 | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 35 | 32 | 31 |
| F | 128 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 4 | 12 | 37 | 23 | 49 | |
| B20 Benign and unspecified Neoplasms | M | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| B21 Diabetes Mellitus | M | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| F | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| B22 Avidaminoses, etc. | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| B46(l) Other Endocrine etc. diseases | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| B23 Ansemiss | M | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| F | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | |
| B46(2) Other Diseases of Blood, etc. | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | |
| B46(3) Mental Disorders | M | 2 | - | - | - | _ | - | _ | 1 | 1 | - | - | _ |
| F | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | |
| B24 Meningitis | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 2 | - | - | - | _ | - | _ | - | 1 | _ | - | 1 | |
| B46(4) Other Diseases of Nervous System,etc. | M | 8 | - | - | - | 1 | - | _ | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| F | 7 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| B26 Chronic Rheumatic Heart Disease | M | 18 | _ | - | _ | - | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| F | 34 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 11 | |
| B27 Hyperrensive Disease | M | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 |
| F | 39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 7 | 27 | |
| B28 Ischarnic Heart Disease | M | 325 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 9 | 38 | 94 | 105 | 78 |
| F | 218 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 4 | 27 | 56 | 128 | |
| B29 Other forms of Heart Disease | M | 33 | _ | - | - | 1 | _ | 1 | 1 | - | 4 | 6 | 20 |
| F | 73 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 9 | 62 | |
| B30 Cerebrovascular Disease | M | 80 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 27 | 28 |
| F | 135 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 8 | 32 | 90 | |
| B46(5) Other Diseases of Circulatory System | M | 43 | _ | - | _ | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 19 |
| F | 57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 3 | 12 | 38 | |
| B31 Influenza | M | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| F | 5 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | |
| B32 Pneumonia | M | 87 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 9 | 24 | 50 |
| F | 116 | - | 5 | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 7 | 15 | 86 | |
| B33(l) Bronchitis and Emphysema | M | 109 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 18 | 52 | 84 |
| F | 42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | l6 | 20 | |
| B33(2) Asthma | M | 3 | - | _ | _ | 1 | - | - | - | _ | 1 | 1 | - |
| F | 2 | _ | - | _ | - | 1 | - | - | _ | - | 1 | _ | |
| B46(6) Other Diseases of Respiratory System | M | 14 | _ | 2 | _ | - | - | - | 1 | _ | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| F | 12 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 8 | |
| B34 Peptic Ulcer | M | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| F | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| B35 Appendicitis | M | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| B36 Intestinal Obstruction and Hernia | M | 6 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| F | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| B37 Cirrhosis of Liver | M | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 4 | _ |
| F | 6 | - | _ | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | 3 | |
| B46 (7) Other Diseases of Digestive System | M | 9 | _ | _ | - | - | - | - | _ | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| F | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 7 | |
| B38 Nephritis and Nethrosis | M | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | 1 |
| F | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 9 | |
| B39 Hyperplasia of Prostate | M | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| B46(8) Other Diseases,Genito-Urinary System | M | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| F | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| B40 Abortion | F | 3 | _ | - | _ | - | 1 | _ | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| B46(9) Diseases of Skin,Subcutaneous Tissue | M | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| F | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| B46(10) Diseases of Musculo-Skeletal System | M | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| F | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | 5 | |
| B42 Congential Anomalies | M | 12 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - |
| F | 6 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | |
| B43 Birth Injury, Difficult Labour, etc. | M | 18 | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 7 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| B44 Other causes of Perinatal Mortality | M | 9 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| B45 Symptoms and ill-defined conditions | M | 2 | _ | _ | - | - | - | _ | - | _ | _ | - | 2 |
| F | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | |
| BE47 Motor Vehicle Accidents | M | 13 | - | _ | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | _ | 4 | 2 |
| F | 6 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | - | |
| BE48 All Other Accidents | M | 16 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | _ | 2 |
| F | 19 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | |
| BE49 Suicide and Self-inflicted Injuries | M | 12 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | 3 | 2 | 3 | - |
| F | 6 | - | - | - | _ | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | _ | |
| BE50 All other External causes | M | 5 | _ | _ | - | _ | 2 | 2 | 1 | _ | _ | - | _ |
| F | 7 | - | - | 2 | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | |
| TOTAL ALL CAUSES | M | 1,252 | 31 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 18 | 43 | 119 | 294 | 373 | 340 |
| F | 1,153 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 25 | 49 | 150 | 234 | 628 | |
| GRAND TOTALS | 2,405 | 51 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 68 | 167 | 454 | 607 | 968 | |
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