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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 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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| Causes of Death. | Sex. | All Ages | 0— | 1 — | 2- | 5— | 15 — | 25— | 45— | 65— | 75— | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All causes | M | 1310 | 143 | 23 | 31 | 35 | 51 | 164 | 364 | 277 | 222 | |
| F | 1301 | 84 | 24 | 18 | 29 | 59 | 144 | 302 | 277 | 364 | ||
| 1 | Enteric fever | M | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| 2 | Small-pox | M | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| 3 | Measles | M | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| 4 | Scarlet fever | M | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| 5 | Whooping; cough | M | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 15 | 7 | 7 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| 6 | Diphtheria | M | 13 | ... | ... | 7 | 5 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 13 | 1 | ... | 7 | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ||
| 7 | Influenza | M | 38 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 4 |
| F | 60 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 19 | ||
| 8 | Encephalitis lethargica | M | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | ||
| 9 | Meningococcal meningitis | M | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| 10 | Tuberculosis of respiratory system | M | 121 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 21 | 57 | 36 | 6 | ... |
| F | 60 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 21 | 27 | 10 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 11 | Other tuberculous diseases | M | 10 | 3 | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... |
| F | 11 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ||
| 12 | Cancer, malignant -disease | M | 120 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 8 | 49 | 43 | 18 |
| F | 182 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 18 | 76 | 55 | 30 | ||
| 13 | Rheumatic fever | M | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ||
| 14 | Diabetes | M | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| F | 14 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 15 | Cerebral Hemorrhage, &c. | M | 67 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 16 | 29 | 20 |
| F | 70 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 19 | 15 | 34 | ||