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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 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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CAUSES OF DEATH
| Males | Females | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuberculosis, respiratory | 13 | 4 | 17 |
| Tuberculosis, other forms | 1 | – | |
| Syphilitic disease | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Diphtheria | – | – | – |
| Whooping Cough | – | – | – |
| Meningococcal infection | – | – | – |
| Acute poliomyelitis | – | – | – |
| Measles | – | – | – |
| Other infective and parasitic diseases | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 21 | 24 | 45 |
| Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | 85 | 13 | 98 |
| Malignant neoplasm, breast | – | 35 | 35 |
| Malignant neoplasm, uterus | – | 13 | 13 |
| Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 65 | 101 | 166 |
| Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| Diabetes | 4 | 10 | 14 |
| Vascular lesions of nervous system | 74 | 104 | 178 |
| Coronary disease, angina | 200 | 104 | 304 |
| Hypertension with heart disease | 19 | 23 | 42 |
| Other heart disease | 73 | 140 | 213 |
| Other circulatory disease | 40 | 61 | 101 |
| Influenza | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Pneumonia | 42 | 38 | 80 |
| Bronchitis | 116 | 52 | 168 |
| Other diseases of respiratory system | 10 | 3 | 13 |
| Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 18 | 10 | 28 |
| Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| Nephritis and nephrosis | 9 | 5 | 14 |
| Hyperplasia of prostate | 11 | - | 11 |
| Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | - | – | |
| Congenital malformations | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 54 | 64 | 118 |
| Motor vehicle accidents | 9 | 11 | 20 |
| All other accidents | 17 | 14 | 31 |
| Suicide | 9 | 15 | 24 |
| Homicide | 1 | – | 1 |
| 920 | 871 | 1,791 |
AGE MORTALITY
| Males | Females | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 year | 32 | 24 | 56 |
| 1-4 years | 5 | – | 5 |
| 5-14 " | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| 15-24 " | 11 | 5 | 16 |
| 25-44 " | 42 | 29 | 71 |
| 45-64 " | 258 | 164 | 422 |
| 65-74 " | 282 | 255 | 537 |
| 75 years and over | 286 | 386 | 672 |
| 920 | 871 | 1,791 |
Infant mortality. There were 56 deaths of children under one year, giving an
infant mortality rate of 20.09 per thousand live births, as compared with a rate
of 22.6 for the County of London and 22.6 also for England and Wales. The rate