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 1946
[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 | 251 | .. | 1 | .. | 14 | 66 | 170 |
| F | 273 | .. | .. | .. | 11 | 48 | 214 | |
| Other circulatory diseases | M | 35 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 12 | 21 |
| F | 36 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 7 | 28 | |
| Bronchitis | M | 77 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 29 | 47 |
| F | 46 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 7 | 36 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | M | 63 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 28 |
| F | 50 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 32 | |
| Other respiratory diseases | M | 16 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 6 | 7 |
| F | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | M | 19 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 12 | 7 |
| F | 9 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 4 | |
| Diarrhoea (under 2 years) | M | 13 | 12 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| F | 9 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Appendicitis | M | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| F | 6 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 3 | |
| Other digestive diseases | M | 30 | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 9 | 16 |
| F | 29 | .. | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 16 | |
| Nephritis | M | 26 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 6 | 15 |
| F | 23 | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | |
| Puerperal sepsis | F | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
| Other maternal causes | F | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
| Premature birth | M | 14 | 14 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| F | 10 | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Congenital debility, malformations, etc. | M | 27 | 22 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| F | 27 | 21 | l | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Suicide | M | 8 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| F | 7 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
| Road traffic accidents | M | 10 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| F | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | |
| Other deaths from violence | M | 19 | 1 | .. | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| F | 6 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| All other causes | M | 93 | 1 | l | 2 | 11 | 17 | 61 |
| F | 60 | 1 | l | .. | 8 | 12 | 38 | |
| All causes | M | 1040 | 61 | 13 | 7 | 101 | 308 | 550 |
| F | 941 | 46 | 4 | 15 | 82 | 211 | 583 |