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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 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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Short List of Causes of Death at Different Periods of Life of Residents of Hackney during 1928.
| Causes of Death. | Sex. | All Ages | 0— | 1- | 2- | 5- | 15 — | 25— | 45— | 65— | 75- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All causes | M | 1300 | 142 | 24 | 24 | 31 | 61 | 133 | 376 | 266 | 243 |
| F | 1251 | 94 | 20 | 28 | 37 | 51 | 139 | 293 | 267 | 322 | |
| 1 Enteric fever | M | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
| 2 Small-pox | M | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 3 Measles | M | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 11 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 4 Scarlet fever | M | 3 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 5 Whooping- cough | M | 4 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 6 Diphtheria | M | 13 | ... | 2 | 3 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 15 | ... | 2 | 7 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 7 Influenza | M | 11 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | ... |
| F | 17 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | |
| 8 Encephalitis lethargica | M | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... |
| F | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | |
| 9 Meningococcal meningitis | M | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 10 Tuberculosis of respiratory system | M | 84 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 16 | 34 | 30 | 2 | ... |
| F | 76 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 21 | 38 | 13 | ... | 3 | |
| 11 Other tuberculous diseases | M | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
| 12 Cancer, malignant disease | M | 159 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 8 | 80 | 50 | 19 |
| F | 181 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 16 | 76 | 58 | 31 | |
| 13 Rheumatic fever | M | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 14 Diabetes ... | M | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 3 | ... |
| F | 18 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 7 | 7 | 3 | |
| 15 Cerebral Haemorrhage, &c. | M | 57 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 13 | 19 | 24 |
| F | 91 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 24 | 22 | 44 |