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 | 1110 | 87 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 32 | 55 | 60 | 138 | 202 | 280 | 220 |
F | 1124 | 54 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 38 | 37 | 55 | 93 | 192 | 259 | 361 | |
1 Enteric fever | M | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
F | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |
2 Smallpox | M | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
F | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
3 Measles | M | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
F | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
4 Scarlet fever | M | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
F | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |
5 Whooping cough | M | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
F | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
6 Diphtheria | M | 9 | .. | .. | 4 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
F | 4 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
7 Influenza | M | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 2 |
F | 11 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 5 | 1 | 2 | |
8 Encephalitis lethargica | M | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
F | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
9 Cerebro-spinal fever | M | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
F | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
10 Tuberculosis of respiratory system | M | 89 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 7 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 1 |
F | 32 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 15 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | .. | |
11 Other tuberculous diseases | M | 7 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
F | 11 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | |
12 Syphilis | M | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. |
F | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
13 General paralysis of the insane, tabes dorsalis | M | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 4 | .. | .. | .. |
F | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 | .. | 1 | |
14 Cancer, malignant disease | M | 165 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 28 | 46 | 60 | 21 |
F | 192 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 14 | 29 | 59 | 45 | 41 | |
15 Diabetes | M | 14 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 6 | 3 |
F | 25 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 2 | |
16 Cerebral haemorrhage, etc. | M | 25 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 6 | 9 | 6 |
F | 35 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 12 | |
17 Heart disease | M | 270 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 29 | 55 | 76 | 93 |
F | 348 | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 46 | 93 | 162 |