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 1926
[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 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Small-Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 36 |
| Scarlet Fever | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 |
| Whooping Cough | 4 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 17 |
| Diphtheria and Croup | 21 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 65 |
| Influenza | 45 | 8 | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 5 |
| Erysipelas | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 4 |
| Dysentery | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 180 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 43 | 72 | 52 | 12 | 142 |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 17 | ... | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 14 |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 322 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 24 | 133 | 160 | 230 |
| Rheumatic Fever | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Meningitis | 9 | 4 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 8 |
| Organic Heart Disease | 320 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | 25 | 109 | 179 | 163 |
| Bronchitis | 190 | 9 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 11 | 47 | 120 | 49 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 201 | 54 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 38 | 50 | 129 |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | 51 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | 24 | 21 | 28 |
| Diarrhoea and Enteritis | 70 | 65 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 71 |
| Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 24 | ... | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 19 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
| Alcoholism | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 |
| Nephritis & Brights' Disease | 90 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 30 | 40 | 71 |
| Puerperal Fever | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | ... | ... | 10 |
| Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 11 | ... | ... | 8 |
| Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 63 | 60 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 38 |
| Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 81 | 1 | ... | 4 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 21 | 26 | 65 |
| Suicide | 32 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 12 | 16 | 3 | 11 |
| Other defined Diseases | 701 | 33 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 17 | 49 | 168 | 404 | 466 |
| Diseases ill-defined or unknown | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| 2472 | 234 | 44 | 48 | 66 | 98 | 277 | 672 | 1083 | 1671 | |
| Sub-entries (included in above figures)— | ||||||||||
| Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis, | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Polio Myelitis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 4 |