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- | 5- | 15- | 45- | 65- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heart disease | M | 155 | .. | .. | .. | 15 | 77 | 163 |
| F | 271 | .. | .. | .. | 11 | 37 | 223 | |
| Other circulatory diseases .. | M | 40 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 | 31 |
| F | 35 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 6 | 28 | |
| Bronchitis | M | 100 | 5 | .. | .. | 8 | 34 | 53 |
| F | 48 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 13 | 33 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | M | 48 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 18 |
| F | 44 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 26 | |
| Other respiratory diseases .. | M | 7 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| F | 7 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | M | 19 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 8 | 10 |
| 12 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 7 | ||
| Diarrhoea (under 2 years) .. | M | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| F | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Appendicitis | M | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | |
| F | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| Other digestive diseases | M | 23 | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | 9 | 9 |
| F | 29 | .. | 1 | .. | 5 | 3 | 20 | |
| Nephritis | M | 9 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| F | 13 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 9 | |
| Puerperal sepsis | F | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
| Other puerperal causes | F | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. |
| Premature birth | M | 11 | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| F | 10 | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Congenital debility, malformations, etc. | M | 12 | 11 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
| F | 7 | 6 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |
| Road traffic accidents | M | 7 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| F | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | |
| Suicide | M | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 1 |
| F | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | ||
| Other deaths from violence.. | M | 115 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 49 | 34 | 19 |
| F | 73 | .. | 3 | 3 | 22 | 21 | 24 | |
| All other causes | M | 72 | .. | .. | .. | 11 | 15 | 46 |
| F | 60 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 31 | |
| All causes | M | 1050 | 41 | 8 | 11 | 175 | 347 | 468 |
| F | 890 | 32 | 12 | 17 | 114 | 196 | 519 |