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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Short List of Causes of Death at Different Periods of Life of Residents of Hackney during 1950.
Causes of Death | Sex. | All Ages. | 0— | 1— | 5— | 15— | 25— | 45— | 65— | 75— |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tuberculosis, respiratory | M | 38 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 7 | 21 | 5 | 3 |
F | 17 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | .. | |
Tuberculosis, other | M | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
F | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
Syphilitic disease | M | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 1 |
F | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
Diphtheria | M | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
F | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Whooping cough | M | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
F | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Meningococcal infections | M | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
F | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Acute poliomyelitis | M | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
F | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Measles | M | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
F | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Other infective and parasitic diseases | M | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
F | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |
Malignant neoplasm, stomach | M | 34 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 14 | 14 | 4 |
F | 17 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | |
Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | M | 60 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 38 | 16 | 1 |
F | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Malignant neoplasm, breast | M | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
F | 26 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 10 | 4 | 8 | |
Malignant neoplasm, uterus | M | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
F | 13 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | |
Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | M | 95 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 5 | 37 | 24 | 27 |
F | 93 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 5 | 35 | 31 | 20 | |
Leukaemia, aleukaemia | M | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 |
F | 7 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | |
Diabetes | M | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. |
F | 14 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 7 | 3 | ||
Vascular lesions of nervous system | M | 75 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 18 | 32 | 24 |
F | 116 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 26 | 38 | 51 | |
Coronary disease, angina | M | 138 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 58 | 46 | 30 |
F | 85 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 18 | 38 | 28 |