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 | 97 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 33 | 52 | 61 | 130 | 243 | 302 | 269 |
F | 1261 | 93 | 20 | 8 | 17 | 42 | 50 | 46 | 107 | 195 | 285 | 398 | |
1 Enteric fever | M | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
F | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
2 Smallpox | M | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
F | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
3 Measles | M | 28 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
F | 17 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
4 Scarlet fever | M | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
F | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
5 Whooping cough | M | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
F | 10 | 6 | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
6 Diphtheria | M | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
F | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
7 Influenza | M | 14 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
F | 16 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | |
8 Encephalitis lethargica | M | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
F | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
9 Cerebro-spinal fever | M | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
F | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
10 Tuberculosis of respiratory system | M | 83 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 | 22 | 11 | 21 | 16 | 2 | 1 |
F | 45 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 21 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | .. | .. | |
11 Other tuberculous diseases | M | 12 | l | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 2 | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. |
F | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |
12 Syphilis | M | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. |
F | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | |
13 General paralysis of the insane, tabes dorsalis | M | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. |
F | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | |
14 Cancer, malignant disease | M | 180 | l | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 7 | 18 | 51 | 57 | 39 |
F | 172 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 7 | 30 | 32 | 61 | 37 | |
15 Diabetes | M | 12 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | .. |
F | 32 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 3 | |
16 Cerebral haemorrhage, etc. | M | 28 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 7 | 9 | 10 |
F | 46 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 13 | 14 | 15 | |
17 Heart disease | M | 322 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 68 | 108 | 108 |
F | 387 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 62 | 92 | 189 |