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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 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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CAUSES OF DEATH IN AGE GROUPS OF HACKNEY RESIDENTS
| Cause of Death | Sex | Total All Ages | Under 4 Weeks | 4 Weeks and under 1 Year | AGE IN YEARS | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - 4 | 5 - 14 | 15 - 24 | 25 - 34 | 35 - 44 | 45 - 54 | 55 - 64 | 65 - 74 | 75 and over | |||||
| 1 Tuberculosis, Respiratory | M | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | i |
| F | 1 | - | - | - | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | |
| 2 Tuberculosis, Other | M | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| F | 1 | - | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 3 Syphilitic Disease | M | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | _ | _ | _ |
| F | 2 | - | - | - | – | – | _ | 1 | _ | 1 | – | – | |
| 8 Measles | M | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| F | 1 | - | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 9 Other Infective and Parasitic Diseases | M | 4 | - | . | . | . | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| F | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 10 Malignant Neoplasm Stomach | M | 27 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 6 |
| F | 15 | - | – | - | – | - | - | _ | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | |
| 11. Malignant Neoplasm Bung Bronchus | M | 112 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 4 | 16 | 41 | 34 | 16 |
| F | 15 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
| 12. Malignant Neoplasm Breast | M | 1 | - | - | – | - | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| F | 55 | - | - | - | – | – | – | 5 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 12 | |
| 13 Malignant Neoplasm, Uterus | F | 14 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | _ | 8 | 4 | |
| 14. Other Malignant and Lymphatic Neoplasms | M | 108 | - | . | 1 | - | 3 | – | 1 | 7 | 33 | 41 | 22 |
| F | 100 | - | - | – | – | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 29 | 27 | 28 | |
| 15. Leukaemia, Aleukaemia | M | 5 | - | - | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | – |
| F | 8 | - | – | 1 | - | 1 | – | 2 | 3 | 1 | – | ||
| 16. Diabetes | M | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | – | – | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| F | 17 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | |
| 17. Vascular Lesions of Nervous System | M | 52 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 26 |
| F | 124 | - | - | - | – | – | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 32 | 75 | |
| 18. Coronary Disease, Angina | M | 238 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | 30 | 69 | 73 | 59 |
| F | 141 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 7 | 25 | 44 | 63 | |
| 19. Hypertension with Heart Disease | M | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| F | 12 | - | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| 20. Other Heart Disease | M | 38 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 11 |
| F | 86 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 20 | 46 | |
| 21. Other Circulatory Disease | M | 71 | - | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 10 | 9 | 44 |
| F | 127 | - | - | – | – | – | – | – | _ | 5 | 19 | 103 | |
| 23. Pneumonia | M | 40 | - | 10 | 2 | - | - | - | _ | 2 | 8 | 10 | 8 |
| F | 36 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | - | 1 | – | – | – | 8 | 24 | |
| 24. Bronchitis | M | 68 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 17 | 24 | 23 | |
| F | 33 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 6 | 19 | |
| 25 Other Diseases of Respiratory System | M | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| F | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | |
| 26 Ulcer of Stomach and Duodenum | M | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| F | 4 | - | - | - | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | |
| 27 Gastritis, Enteritis and Diarrhoea | M | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | _ |
| F | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | |
| 28. Nephritis and Nephrosis | M | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 3 |
| F | 3 | - | . | - | - | 2 | _ | _ | 1 | – | _ | ||
| 29. Hyperplasia of Prostate | M | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | _ | _ | 4 | |
| 31. Congenital Malformations | M | 9 | 4 | 3 | - | . | . | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| F | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | |
| 32 Other Defined and Ill-defined Diseases | M | 42 | 18 | . | . | . | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 4 |
| F | 72 | 23 | 3 | 2 | . | _ | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 19 | |
| 33. Motor Vehicle Accidents | M | 15 | – | – | – | 3 | 3 | – | – | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| F | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 34 All other Accidents | M | 21 | . | - | 4 | 1 | . | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | . | 3 |
| F | 12 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 35. Suicide | M | 12 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| F | 11 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total all Causes | M | 914 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 36 | 96 | 226 | 246 | 245 |
| F | 908 | 25 | 9 | 8 | – | 2 | 11 | 33 | 45 | 135 | 209 _ _ . | 431 | |