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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TABLE II.
Vital Statistics of Whole District during 1927 and Previous Years.
| Causes of Death. | Sex. | All Ages. | 0— | 1— | —2 | 5— | 15— | 25— | 45— | 65— | 75— |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes | M | 862 | 81 | 19 | 11 | 24 | 33 | 98 | 275 | 178 | 143 |
| F | 866 | 46 | 15 | 12 | 17 | 32 | 95 | 201 | 189 | 259 | |
| 1 Enteric Fever | M | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| F | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| 2 Small-pox | M | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| F | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| 3 Measles | M | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| F | 1 | .. | l | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| 4 Scarlet Fever | M | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| F | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| 5 Whooping Cough | M | 2 | .. | l | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| F | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| 6 Diphtheria | M | 6 | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| F | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
| 7 Influenza | M | 24 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 10 | 9 | 1 |
| F | 27 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | ||
| 8 Encephalitis Lethargica | M | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
| F | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| 9 Meningococcal Meningitis | M | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| F | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| 10 Tuberculosis of respiratory system | M | 96 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 14 | 34 | 37 | 8 | 2 |
| F | 63 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 13 | 29 | 15 | 3 | 1 | |
| 11 Other Tuberculous Diseases | M | 13 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | .. | 4 | .. | 1 | .. |
| F | 10 | .. | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| 12 Cancer, malignant disease | M | 80 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 30 | 27 | 21 |
| F | 126 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 10 | 48 | 40 | 27 | |
| 13 Rheumatic Fever | M | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| F | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | |
| 14 Diabetes | M | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. |
| F | 13 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | |
| 15 Cerebral Hemorrhage, &c. | M | 34 | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | 2 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
| F | 59 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 19 | 21 | 19 | |
| 16 Heart Disease | M | 127 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 8 | 49 | 37 | 27 |
| F | 124 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 36 | 40 | |
| 17 Arterio-sclerosis | M | 29 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 9 | 7 | 12 |
| F | 23 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 18 | |
| 18 Bronchitis | M | 62 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 18 | 19 | 21 |
| F | 72 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 10 | 20 | 39 | |
| 19 Pneumonia (all forms) | M | 78 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 12 |
| F | 51 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 6 | |
| 20 Other Respiratory Diseases | M | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| F | 16 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 7 | |
| 21 Ulcer of Stomach or Duodenum | M | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 8 | 1 | .. |
| F | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | .. | |
| 22 Diarrhoea, &c. | M | 22 | 16 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
| F | 6 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| 23 Appendicitis and Typbilitis | M | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| F | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | |
| 24 Cirrhosis of Liver | M | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | 1 | .. |
| F | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | |
| 25 Acute and Chronic Nephritis | M | 31 | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | 3 | 14 7 | 9 | 4 |
| F | 19 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 26 Puerperal Sepsis | M | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| F | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | |
| 27 Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | M | ||||||||||
| F | 4 | 4 | |||||||||
| 28 Congenital Debility and Malformation, Premature Birth | M | 31 | 30 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
| F | 21 | 21 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| 29 Suicide | M | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | 2 | 4 | .. | .. |
| F | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | |
| 30 Other deaths from violence | M | 50 | 2 | .. | .. | 5 | 2 | 14 | 13 3 | 10 9 | 4 |
| F | 33 | 5 | .. | .. | 4 | 1 8 | 4 | 7 | |||
| 31 Other defined diseases | M | 125 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 37 | 20 | 28 | |
| F | 163 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 24 | 30 | 80 | |
| 32 Causes ill-defined or unknown | M | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| F | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Total | 1,728 | 127 | 34 | 23 | 41 | 65 | 193 | 476 | 367 | 402 |