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 | 218 | .. | .. | .. | 13 | 64 | 141 |
| F | 230 | .. | .. | .. | 12 | 41 | 177 | |
| Other circulatory diseases | M | 39 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 13 | 26 |
| F | 37 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 12 | 25 | |
| Bronchitis | M | 95 | 3 | 1 | .. | 5 | 28 | 58 |
| F | 50 | 2 | •• | .. | 1 | 10 | 37 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | M | 45 | 10 | .. | .. | 1 | 13 | 21 |
| F | 49 | 8 | .. | .. | 3 | 10 | 28 | |
| Other respiratory diseases | M | 23 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 13 | 9 |
| F | 6 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | M | 24 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 13 | 9 |
| F | 8 | •• | 5 | 3 | ||||
| Diarrhoea (under 2 years) | M | 16 | 14 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| F | 12 | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Appendicitis | M | 4 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 |
| F | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | |
| Other digestive diseases | M | 12 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 7 |
| F | 19 | 2 | .. | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | |
| Nephritis | M | 10 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| F | 21 | .. | .. | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | |
| Puerperal sepsis | F | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
| Other maternal causes | F | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Premature birth | M | 12 | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| F | 15 | 15 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Congenital debility, malfor | M | 19 | 17 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. |
| mations, etc. | F | 13 | 11 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. |
| Suicide | M | 9 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| F | 6 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| Road traffic accidents | M | 10 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| F | 2 | .. | .. | .. | •• | •• | 2 | |
| Other deaths from violence.. | M | 87 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 28 | 26 |
| F | 113 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 36 | 33 | 31 | |
| All other causes | M | 75 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 43 |
| F | 84 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 42 | |
| All causes | M | 1018 | 64 | 11 | 7 | 102 | 330 | 504 |
| F | 928 | 62 | 7 | 12 | 125 | 224 | 498 |