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 1943
[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 | 230 | .. | .. | .. | 19 | 59 | 152 |
| F | 233 | .. | .. | 1 | 6 | 38 | 188 | |
| Other circulatory diseases | M | 34 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 13 | 21 |
| F | 44 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 5 | 36 | |
| Bronchitis | M | 98 | 1 | 1 | .. | 5 | 28 | 63 |
| F | 71 | 3 | .. | l | 5 | 11 | 51 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | M | 77 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 37 |
| F | 57 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 22 | |
| Other respiratory diseases | M | 15 | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| F | 10 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
| Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | M | 29 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 18 | 7 |
| F | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| Diarrhoea (under 2 years) | M | 13 | 13 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| F | 8 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Appendicitis | M | 4 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| F | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | |
| Other digestive diseases | M | 19 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| F | 18 | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | 4 | 9 | |
| Nephritis | M | 19 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 7 | 10 |
| F | 26 | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | 9 | 11 | |
| Puerperal sepsis | F | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
| Other maternal causes | F | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. |
| Premature birth | M | 15 | 15 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| F | 9 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Congenital debility, malformations, etc. | M | 15 | 13 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| F | 13 | 11 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
| Suicide | M | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. |
| F | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | |
| Road traffic accidents | M | 12 | .. | l | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| F | 3 | .. | l | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | |
| Other deaths from violence.. | M | 22 | 2 | l | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 |
| F | 23 | 2 | l | .. | 3 | 2 | 15 | |
| All other causes | M | 84 | 5 | .. | 2 | 14 | 21 | 42 |
| F | 55 | 3 | i | 2 | 7 | 12 | 30 | |
| All causes | M | 1002 | 60 | 18 | 14 | 111 | 300 | 499 |
| F | 899 | 50 | 11 | 15 | 90 | 198 | 535 |