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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 1929
[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 1929.
| Causes of Death. | Sex. | All Ages | 0- | 1- | 2— | 5— | 15— | 25— | 45— | 65— | 75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All causes | M | 1515 | 122 | 29 | 22 | 43 | 58 | 165 | 461 | 322 | 293 |
| F | 1474 | 72 | 26 | 26 | 41 | 56 | 135 | 362 | 338 | 418 | |
| 1 Enteric fever | M | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| F | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 2 Small-pox | M | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 3 Measles | M | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 4 Scarlet fever | M | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 5 Whooping cough | M | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 15 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 6 Diphtheria | M | 13 | ... | ... | 1 | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 15 | ... | 1 | 4 | 8 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 7 Influenza | M | 67 | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 28 | 14 | 10 |
| F | 75 | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 19 | 19 | 20 | |
| 8 Encephalitis lethargica | M | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | • •• | 1 | ... |
| F | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
| 9 Meningococcal meningitis | M | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | • • • | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| F | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 10 Tuberculosis of respiratory system | M | 124 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 9 | 50 | 61 | 3 | ... |
| F | 81 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 23 | 30 | 19 | 4 | 2 | |
| 11 Other tuberculous diseases | M | 15 | ... | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... |
| F | 18 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | ... | ... | |
| 12 Cancer, malignant disease | M | 146 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 7 | 65 | 48 | 25 |
| F | 194 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 15 | 87 | 55 | 35 | |
| 13 Rheumatic fever | M | 7 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | • •• | 1 | ... | ... |
| F | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
| 14 Diabetes | M | 15 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| F | 13 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | |
| 15 Cerebral haemorrhage, &c. | M | 38 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 8 | 11 | 17 |
| F | 58 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 1 | 23 | 24 |