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 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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| Causes of Death. | Deaths 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 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 |
| Small-Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | 17 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 |
| Scarlet Fever | 4 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 |
| Whooping Cough | 32 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 59 |
| Diphtheria and Croup | 30 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 75 |
| Influenza | 46 | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 7 | 19 | 14 | 2 |
| Erysipelas | 6 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Dysentery | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 191 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 44 | 91 | 48 | 6 | 142 |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 9 |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 21 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 16 |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 301 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 6 | 37 | 126 | 128 | 186 |
| Rheumatic Fever | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Meningitis | 18 | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| Organic Heart Disease | 308 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 11 | 29 | 93 | 172 | 192 |
| Bronchitis | 218 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | 3 | 60 | 135 | 62 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 203 | 49 | 30 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 32 | 48 | 138 |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | 87 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 33 | 35 | 38 |
| Diarrhoea and Enreritis | 31 | 27 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 22 |
| Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 14 | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 21 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 13 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 10 | 2 | 3 |
| Alcoholism | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Nephritis & Brights' Disease | 92 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 16 | 39 | 33 | 67 |
| Puerperal Fever | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 4 |
| Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 11 | ... | ... | 5 |
| Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 73 | 67 | 2 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 47 |
| Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 64 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 17 | 53 |
| Suicide | 31 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 9 | 19 | 9 | 9 |
| Other defined Diseases | 778 | 75 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 61 | 139 | 458 | 337 |
| Diseases ill-defined or unknown | 5 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| 2614 | 268 | 77 | 66 | 63 | 109 | 325 | 648 | 1058 | 1521 | |
| Sub-entries (included in above figures)— | ||||||||||
| Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis, | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Polio Myelitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | ... | 5 |