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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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Causes of Death—continued.
| Causes of Death. | Sex | All Ages | 0— | 1- | 2— | 5- | 15— | 25— | 45— | 65— | 75— |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Heart disease | M | 292 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 7 | 14 | 81 | 100 | 87 |
| F | 313 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 6 | 15 | 77 | 85 | 124 | |
| 17 Arterio-sclerosis | M | 90 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 24 | 26 | 38 |
| F | 98 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 7 | 37 | 51 | |
| 18 Bronchitis | M | 95 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 35 | 23 | 28 |
| F | 109 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 13 | 29 | 60 | |
| 19 Pneumonia (all forms) | M | 148 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 49 | 19 | 11 |
| F | 127 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 34 | 23 | 25 | |
| 20 Other respiratory diseases | M | 25 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | 10 | 7 | 2 |
| F | 15 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | |
| 21 Ulcer of stomach or | M | 28 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | 17 | 2 | 2 |
| duodenum | F | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 3 |
| 22 Diarrficea, &c | M | 25 | 20 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| F | 17 | 12 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | |
| 23 Appendicitis and typhlitis | M | 8 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
| 24 Cirrhosis of liver | M | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| F | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| 25 Acute and chronic | M | 40 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 9 |
| nephritis | F | 45 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 7 |
| 26 Puerperal sepsis | F | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 5 | 1 | ... | ... |
| 27 Other accidents and diseases of pregnancy and parturition | F | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | ... |
| 28 Congenital debility and malformation, premature birth | M | 54 | 50 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| F | 22 | 22 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 29 Suicide | M | 30 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 16 | 4 | 3 |
| F | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 9 | 1 | ... | |
| 30 Other deaths from violence | M | 54 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| F | 33 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 15 | |
| 31 Other defined diseases | M | 178 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 36 | 39 | 48 |
| F | 176 | 16 | 1 | ... | 8 | 4 | 22 | 42 | 38 | 45 | |
| 32 Causes ill-defined or unknown | M | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |