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
Males | Females | Total | |
---|---|---|---|
Tuberculosis, respiratory | 5 | 1 | 6 |
Tuberculosis, other forms | - | 1 | 1 |
Syphilitic disease | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Diphtheria | |||
Whooping Cough | |||
Meningococcal infection | - | 1 | 1 |
Acute poliomyelitis | - | - | |
Measles | - | 1 | 1 |
Other infective and parasitic diseases | 4 | 1 | 5 |
Malignant neoplasm stomach | 27 | 15 | 42 |
Malignant neoplasm lung bronchus | 112 | 15 | 127 |
Malignant neoplasm breast | 1 | 55 | 56 |
Malignant neoplasm uterus | - | 14 | 14 |
Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 108 | 100 | 208 |
Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 5 | 8 | 13 |
Diabetes | 8 | 17 | 25 |
Vascular lesions of nervous systems | 52 | 124 | 176 |
Coronary disease, angina | 238 | 141 | 379 |
Hypertension with heart disease | 8 | 12 | 20 |
Other heart disease | 38 | 86 | 124 |
Other circulatory disease | 71 | 127 | 198 |
Influenza | - | - | - |
Pneumonia | 40 | 36 | 76 |
Bronchitis | 68 | 33 | 101 |
Other diseases of respiratory system | 8 | 4 | 12 |
Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 10 | 4 | 14 |
Gastritis- enteritis and diarrhoea | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Nephritis and nephrosis ,f | 5 | 3 | 8 |
Hyperplasia of prostate .. | 4 | 4 | |
Pregnancy, childbirth abortion | |||
Congenital malformations | 9 | 7 | 16 |
Other defined and ill defined diseases | 42 | 71 | 113 |
Motor vehicle accidents | 15 | 5 | 20 |
All other accidents | 21 | 12 | 33 |
Suicide | 12 | 11 | 23 |
Homicide etc. | |||
914 | 908 | 1 822 | |
AGE MORTALITY | |||
Under 4 weeks | 22 | 25 | 47 |
4 weeks and under 1 year | 13 | 9 | 22 |
1 4 years | 7 | 8 | 15 |
5 14 years | 4 | - | 4 |
15 24 years | 11 | 2 | 13 |
25 34 years | 8 | 11 | 19 |
35 - 44 years | 36 | 33 | 69 |
45 54 years | 96 | 45 | 141 |
55 64 years | 226 | 135 | 361 |
65 74 years | 246 | 209 | 455 |
75 years and over | 245 | 431 | 676 |
914 | 908 | 1 822 |
INFANT MORTALITY There were 69 deaths of children under one year giving
an infant mortality rate of 17,07 per thousand live births as compared with
a rate of 21.8 for the County of London and 20,0 for England and Wales
MATERNAL MORTALITY There were no deaths from causes associated with
pregnancy or childbirth.