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 1924
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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| Causes of 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 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 |
| Small-Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | 27 | 5 | 15 | 6 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 84 |
| Scarlet Fever | 7 | ... | 1 | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13 |
| Whooping Cough | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 18 |
| Diphtheria and Croup | 34 | ... | 2 | 15 | 16 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 69 |
| Influenza | 76 | 5 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 10 | 25 | 33 | 6 |
| Erysipelas | 5 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Dysentery | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 207 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 49 | 59 | 61 | 3 | 141 |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 26 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 14 |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 21 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 310 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | 31 | 133 | 142 | 208 |
| Rheumatic Fever | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Meningitis | 12 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 10 |
| Organic Heart Disease | 304 | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 112 | 157 | 138 |
| Bronchitis | 216 | 9 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 12 | 53 | 141 | 51 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 231 | 63 | 34 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 41 | 46 | 145 |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | 50 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 30 |
| Diarrhœa and Enteritis | 18 | 15 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 9 |
| Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 16 | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ... | 21 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
| Alcoholism | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Nephritis & Brights' Disease | 91 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 12 | 40 | 34 | 78 |
| Puerperal Fever | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 5 |
| Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 7 | 2 | ... | 12 |
| Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 79 | 76 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 31 |
| Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 68 | ... | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 19 | 13 | 63 |
| Suicide | 27 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 10 |
| Other defined Diseases | 711 | 57 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 15 | 63 | 138 | 406 | 430 |
| Diseases ill-defined or unknown | 5 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... |
| 2588 | 254 | 86 | 81 | 67 | 106 | 311 | 674 | 1009 | 1608 | |
| Sub-entries (included in above figures)— | ||||||||||
| Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis, | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
| Polio Myelitis | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 11 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 |