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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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Causes of Death—continued.
| Causes of Death. | Sex. | All Ages. | 0- | 1— | 2— | 5— | 15— | 25— | 45— | 65— | 75— |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Heart disease | M | 233 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 7 | 13 | 73 | 67 | 68 |
| F | 225 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 10 | 17 | 50 | 80 | 67 | |
| 17 Arterio-sclerosis | M | 73 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 11 | 28 | 32 |
| F | 53 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 8 | 15 | 28 | |
| 18 Bronchitis | M | 49 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 o | 12 | 13 | 17 |
| F | 72 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 4-1 | |
| 19 Pneumonia (all forms) | M | 126 | 37 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 35 | 9 | 10 |
| F | 95 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | ... | 18 | 11 | 19 | |
| 20 Other respiratory diseases | M | 19 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
| F | 11 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 0 | |
| 21 Ulcer of stonach or duodenum | M | 22 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 10 | 2 | 2 |
| F | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| 22 Diarrhoea, &c. | M | 25 | 23 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 17 | 14 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
| 23 Appendicitis and typhlitis | M | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... |
| F | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| 24 Cirrhosis of liver | M | 7 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | ... | ... |
| F | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | |
| 25 Acute and chronic nephritis | M | 59 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 13 |
| F | 47 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 11 | |
| 26 Puerperal sepsis | F | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| 27 Other accidents and diseases of pregnancy and parturition | F | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 9 | ... | ... | ... |
| 28 Congenital debilitv and malformation, premature birth | M | 50 | 49 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 28 | 28 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 29 Suicide | M | 18 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 9 | 3 | ... |
| F | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | ... | |
| 30 Other deaths from violence | M | 45 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| F | 41 | 7 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 7 | |
| 31 Other defined diseases . | M | 188 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 48 | 39 | 48 |
| F | 183 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 22 | 42 | 23 | 58 | |
| 32 Causes ill-defined or unknown | M | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |