London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Hackney 1942
[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 | 216 | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 62 | 146 |
| F | 223 | .. | .. | .. | 20 | 35 | 168 | |
| Other circulatory diseases | M | 34 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 26 |
| F | 35 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 11 | 23 | |
| Bronchitis | M | 67 | 2 | .. | .. | 4 | 22 | 39 |
| F | 53 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 43 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | M | 48 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 21 |
| F | 42 | 5 | 2 | .. | 6 | 10 | 19 | |
| Other respiratory diseases | M | 8 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| F | 9 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | M | 19 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 9 | 7 |
| F | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | |
| Diarrhoea (under 2 years) | M | 11 | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| F | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Appendicitis | M | 5 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| F | 5 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | 1 | |
| Other digestive diseases | M | 21 | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| F | 16 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
| Nephritis | M | 18* | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 10 | 4 |
| F | 16 | 1 | .. | 1 | 5 | 7 | 2 | |
| Puerperal sepsis | F | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
| Other maternal causes | F | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. |
| Premature birth | M | 21 | 21 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| F | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Congenital debility, malformations, etc. | M | 17 | 16 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
| F | 12 | 10 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
| Suicide | M | 14 | .. | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| F | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
| Road traffic accidents | M | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| F | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | |
| Other deaths from violence | M | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| F | 21 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 16 | |
| All other causes | M | 86 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 47 |
| F | 69 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 23 | 32 | |
| All causes | M | 917 | 69 | 12 | 14 | 84 | 305 | 433 |
| F | 814 | 38 | 8 | 6 | 95 | 204 | 463 |