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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Short List of Causes of Death at Different Periods of Life of Residents of Hackney during 1937.
Causes of Death. | Sex. | All Ages. | 0— | 1 — | 2— | 5 — | 15— | 25— | 35 — | 45— | 55— | 65 — | 75— |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All causes | M | 1137 | 75 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 40 | 49 | 58 | 129 | 246 | 278 | 221 |
F | 1170 | 49 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 35 | 53 | 55 | 95 | 176 | 289 | 388 | |
1 Enteric fever | M | 1 | 1 .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
F | .. | .. .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
2 Smallpox | M | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
F | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||
3 Measles | M | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
F | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
4 Scarlet fever | M | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
F | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
5 Whooping cough .. | M | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
F | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
6 Diphtheria | M | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
F | 5 | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
7 Influenza .. | M | 34 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 8 |
F | 41 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | |
8 Encephalitis lethargica | M | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
F | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
9 Cerebro-spiual fever | M | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
F | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
10 Tuberculosis of respiratory system | M | 67 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 1 |
F | 49 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 12 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | |
11 Other tuberculous diseases | M | 8 | .. 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | |
F | 6 | 1 .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | ||
12 Syphilis | M | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. |
F | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
13 General paralysis of the insane, tabes dorsalis .. | M | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. |
F | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
14 Cancer, malignant disease | M | 172 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 48 | 62 | 27 |
F | 175 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 11 | 29 | 41 | 52 | 39 | |
15 Diabetes | M | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 5 | 5 | .. |
F | 30 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 11 | 11 | 2 | |
16 Cerebral haemorrhage, etc. | M | 21 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
F | 39 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 7 | 7 | 9 | 15 | |
17 Heart disease | M | 294 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 64 | 94 | 94 |
F | 377 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 20 | 46 | 102 | 182 |