Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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— | 35— | 45— | 55— | 65— | 75— |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All causes | M | 1253 | 102 | 24 | 15 | 38 | 45 | 52 | 62 | 131 | 255 | 288 | 241 |
F | 1228 | 68 | 12 | 28 | 23 | 42 | 63 | 64 | 120 | 179 | 289 | 340 | |
1 Enteric fever | M | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
F | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
2 Smallpox | M | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
F | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
3 Measles | M | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
F | 16 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
4 Scarlet fever | M | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
F | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
5 Whooping cough | M | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
F | 5 | 2 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
6 Diphtheria | M | 10 | .. | .. | 2 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
F | 17 | .. | 3 | 6 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
7 Influenza | M | 12 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 1 | .. |
F | 14 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 4 | .. | |
8 Encephalitis lethargica | M | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
F | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
9 Cerebro-spinal fever | M | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
F | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
10 Tuberculosis of respiratory system | M | 93 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 23 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 22 | 3 | .. |
F | 63 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 20 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | .. | |
11 Other tuberculous diseases | M | 15 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
F | 9 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
12 Syphilis | M | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. |
F | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | |
13 General paralysis of the insane, tabes dorsalis | M | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. |
F | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | |
14 Cancer, malignant disease | M | 155 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 56 | 49 | 22 |
F | 203 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 15 | 37 | 54 | 48 | 44 | |
15 Diabetes | M | 13 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
F | 25 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3 | |
16 Cerebral haemorrhage, etc. | M | 21 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 |
F | 33 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 8 | 9 | 11 | |
17 Heart disease | M | 316 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 29 | 68 | 104 | 96 |
F | 342 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 22 | 36 | 101 | 153 |