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— |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Typhoid and Paratyphoid fever | M | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| F | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Cerebro-spinal fever | M | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| F | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |
| Scarlet fever | M | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| F | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| Whooping cough | M | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| F | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Diphtheria | M | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| F | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Tuberculosis of respiratory system | M | 63 | .. | .. | .. | 29 | 29 | 5 |
| F | 28 | .. | .. | .. | 19 | 7 | 2 | |
| Other forms of tuberculosis | M | 7 | .. | 2 | 1 | 4 | .. | .. |
| F | 8 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 4 | .. | |
| Syphilitic diseases | M | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | .. |
| F | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | |
| Influenza | M | 9 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| F | 9 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 8 | |
| Measles | M | |||||||
| F | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |
| Acute poliomyelitis and polioencephalitis | M | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| F | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | •• | .. | |
| Acute infectious encephalitis | M | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| F | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | |
| Cancer of buccal cavity, etc. | M | 15 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 12 |
| F | 11 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 6 | 3 | |
| Cancer of stomach and duodenum | M | 32 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 12 | 17 |
| F | 28 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 7 | 20 | |
| Cancer of breast | M | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
| F | 35 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 16 | 15 | |
| Cancer of all other sites | M | 132 | .. | 1 | .. | 6 | 50 | 75 |
| F | 95 | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 31 | 57 | |
| Diabetes | M | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 |
| F | 13 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 7 | |
| Intra-cranial vascular lesions | M | 66 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 19 | 47 |
| F | 103 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 27 | 73 |