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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 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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Age Cause of death
Females-76 years Carbon monoxide poisoning Inhalation of domestic gas.
Bilateral basal pneumonia Acute cystitis. Myocardial
degeneration.
77 years Burns Conflagration of sitting room.
78 years Carbon monoxide poisoning. Inhalation of domestic gas.
78 years Multiple injuries, including fractured skull, spine, ribs
and pelvis Fell from height.
85 years Acute glottis oedema due to fracture of pelvis. Fall
at home.
85 years Burns. Clothing on fire.
85 years Pulmonary embolus due to thrombosis of veins of left leg
due to fractured neck of left femur. Fall out of bed.
86 years Shock due to fracture of lumbar spine Fall at home.
(a) All sites. The 408 deaths in 1961 from malignant disease showed the following age, sex and site distribution.
| Age group | Stomach | Lung bronchus | Breast | Uterus | Other | Totals | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | ||
| Under 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1-4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5-14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 15-24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 25-44 | 1 | - | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 6 | 16 |
| 45-64 | 11 | 11 | 37 | 8 | 25 | - | 5 | 39 | 32 | 168 | |
| 65-74 | 10 | 13 | 25 | 4 | - | 9 | - | 3 | 30 | 28 | 122 |
| 75 and upwards | 3 | 15 | 15 | 2 | - | 10 | - | 1 | 23 | 30 | 99 |
| Totals | 25 | 39 | 80 | 16 | - | 44 | - | 11 | 95 | 98 | 408 |
(b) Lung and bronchus. The following tables give details of the deaths and death rates from cancer of the lung and bronchus since 1946:-
| Year | Male | Female | Total | Rate per 1,000 population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 47 | 12 | 59 | 0.35 |
| 1947 | 44 | 9 | 53 | 0.30 |
| 1948 | 47 | 20 | 67 | 0.39 |
| 1949 | 53 | 16 | 69 | 0.40 |
| 1950 | 60 | 8 | 68 | 0.39 |
| 1951 | 66 | 13 | 79 | 0.46 |
| 1952 | 62 | 16 | 78 | 0.46 |
| 1953 | 78 | 14 | 92 | 0.54 |
| 1954 | 75 | 11 | 86 | 0.51 |
| 1955 | 60 | 15 | 75 | 0.45 |
| 1956 | 76 | 8 | 84 | 0.51 |
| 1957 | 96 | 16 | 112 | 0.68 |
| 1958 | 85 | 13 | 98 | 0.60 |
| 1959 | 89 | 11 | 100 | 0.61 |
| 1960 | 79 | 15 | 94 | 0.58 |
| 1961 | 80 | 16 | 96 | 0.59 |
Comparative death rates per 1,000 population from malignant disease of
lung and bronchus since 1950:-