London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Hackney 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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| Causes ok Death. | Deaths in whole Districts at Subjoined Ages. | Deaths in Public Institutions. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages. | Under 1. | 1 and under 2. | 2 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 45. | 45 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | ||
| Enteric Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Small-Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | 15 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 17 |
| Scarlet Fever | 5 | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 |
| Whooping Cough | 14 | 8 | 4 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 6 |
| Diphtheria and Croup | 29 | ... | 3 | 13 | 11 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 58 |
| Influenza | 49 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 7 | 13 | 26 | 3 |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Dysentery | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 216 | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | 37 | 101 | 62 | 11 | 136 |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 11 | ... | 1 | 4 | a | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 10 |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 29 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 22 |
| Lancer, Malignant Disease | 303 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 42 | 126 | 130 | 205 |
| Rheumatic Fever | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Meningitis | 9 | 5 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 9 |
| Organic Heart Disease | 281 | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 93 | 159 | 142 |
| Bronchitis | 180 | 10 | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | 5 | 39 | 121 | 33 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 217 | 46 | 21 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 45 | 55 | 107 |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | 45 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
| Diarrhoea and Enteritis | 21 | 13 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 14 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | ... | 19 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| Alcoholism | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Nephritis & Bright's Disease | 73 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 30 | 27 | 57 |
| Puerperal Fever | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | 8 |
| Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | 6 |
| Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Pre mature Birth | 79 | 77 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 33 |
| Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 56 | ... | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 49 |
| Suicide | 25 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 11 |
| Other defined Diseases | 702 | 81 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 57 | 169 | 354 | 369 |
| Diseases ill-defined or unknown | 7 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| 2405 | 257 | 59 | 55 | 67 | 95 | 312 | 630 | 930 | 1338 | |
| Sub-entries (included in above figures) | ||||||||||
| Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis, | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Polio Myelitis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 3 |