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— | 85— | 75— |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All causes | M | 1130 | 91 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 39 | 41 | 50 | 94 | 245 | 200 | 238 |
F | 1070 | 64 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 33 | 48 | 40 | 107 | 176 | 261 | 310 | |
Typhoid and Paratyphoid fever | M | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
F | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Measles | M | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
F | 4 | 0 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Scarlet fever | M | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
F | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Whooping cough | M | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
F | 3 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Diphtheria | M | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
F | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Influenza | M | 9 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
F | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Encephalitis lethargica | M | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
F | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |
Cerebro-spinal fever | M | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
F | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Tuberculosis of respiratory system | M | 70 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 5 | 2 |
F | 44 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 12 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | ||
Other tuberculous diseases | M | 10 | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
F | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
Syphilis | M | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 2 |
F | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
General paralysis of the insane, tabes dorsalis | M | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .. |
F | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |
Cancer, malignant disease | M | 167 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 55 | 62 | 24 |
F | 161 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 6 | 26 | 41 | 47 | 38 | |
Diabetes | M | 17 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 |
F | 31 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 11 | 10 | 8 | |
Cerebral haemorrhage, etc. | M | 26 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 |
F | 54 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | 17 | 12 | 19 | |
Heart disease | M | 314 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 62 | 104 | 109 |
F | 329 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 25 | 43 | 91 | 146 |