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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— | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Heart disease | M | 189 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 5 | 11 | 66 | 65 | 38 |
| F | 225 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 2 | 14 | 52 | 71 | 82 | ||
| 17 | Arterio-sclerosis | M | 81 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 19 | 24 | 38 |
| F | 67 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 16 | 41 | ||
| 18 | Bronchitis | M | 54 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 16 | 15 | 18 |
| F | 81 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 12 | 14 | 50 | ||
| 19 | Pneumonia (all forms) | M | 135 | 29 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 37 | 17 | 11 |
| F | 110 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 17 | 15 | ||
| 20 | Other respiratory diseases | M | 22 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 3 |
| F | 14 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||
| 21 | Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | M | 16 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | 8 | 1 | ... |
| F | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | ||
| 22 | Diarrhoea, &c. | M | 25 | 21 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| F | 16 | 11 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ||
| 23 | Appendicitis and typhlitis | M | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 11 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | 3 | 3 | ... | ||
| 24 | Cirrhosis of liver | M | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | 1 | ... |
| F | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ||
| 25 | Acute and chronic nephritis | M | 63 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 11 | 13 | 17 | 20 |
| F | 62 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 16 | 9 | ||
| 26 | Puerperal sepsis | F | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... |
| 27 | Other accidents and diseases of pregnancy and parturition | F | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... |
| 28 | Congenital debility and malformation, pre-mature birth | M | 52 | 52 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 30 | 28 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| 29 | Suicide | M | 14 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | 4 | ... |
| F | 13 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | ... | ||
| 30 | Other deaths from violence | M | 58 | 4 | ... | 4 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 7 | 6 |
| F | 31 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ... | 3 | 6 | 11 | ||
| 31 | Other defined diseases | M | 188 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 51 | 30 | 44 |
| F | 183 | 6 | 2 | ... | 6 | 7 | 23 | 44 | 31 | 64 | ||
| 32 | Causes ill-defined or unknown | M | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||