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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The causes of death for 1963 and 1964, arranged under the headings of the short list used by the Registrar-General, are set out in the following list:-
Cause | 1963 | 1964 | |
---|---|---|---|
1. | Tuberculosis, respiratory | 3 | 2 |
2. | Tuberculosis, other | - | - |
3. | Syphilitic diseases | 1 | 1 |
4. | Diphtheria | - | - |
5. | Whooping Cough | - | - |
6. | Meningococcal infections | - | - |
7. | Acute poliomyelitis | - | - |
8. | Measles | - | - |
9. | Other infective and parasitic diseases | - | 2 |
10. | Malignant neoplasm stomach | 13 | 12 |
11. | Malignant neoplasm lung and bronchus | 29 | 22 |
12. | Malignant neoplasm breast | 11 | 14 |
13. | Malignant neoplasm uterus | 8 | 1 |
14. | Other malignant and Lymphatic neoplasms | 50 | 64 |
15. | Leukaemia, Aleukaemia | 2 | 5 |
16. | Diabetes | 2 | 1 |
17. | Vascular lesions of nervous system | 53 | 62 |
18. | Coronary disease, Angina | 133 | 126 |
19. | Hypertension with heart disease | 13 | 5 |
20. | Other heart disease | 42 | 40 |
21. | Other circulatory disease | 35 | 33 |
22. | Influenza | 4 | - |
23. | Pneumonia | 41 | 27 |
24. | Bronchitis | 63 | 34 |
25. | Other diseases of repiratory system | 1 | 4 |
26. | Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 5 | 4 |
27. | Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | 7 | 2 |
28. | Nephritis and nephrosis | 4 | 7 |
29. | Hyperplasia of prostate | 4 | 3 |
30. | Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | - | - |
31. | Congenital malformations | 6 | 8 |
32. | Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 26 | 45 |
33. | Motor Vehicle accidents | 5 | 10 |
34. | All other accidents | 4 | 9 |
35. | Suicide | 10 | 5 |
36. | Homicide and operations of war | 1 | 1 |
576 | 549 |
The causes of the 34 infant deaths in 1964 are set out in the following table:-
Causes of Death | Under 24 hours | 1 day to 1 week | 1-2 weeks | 2-3 weeks | 3-4 weeks | Total under 4 weeks | 1-3 months | 3-6 months | 6-9 months | 9-12 months | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Prematurity | 5 | 4 | - | - | - | 9 | - | - | - | - | 9 |
Post-natal Asphyxia and Atelectasis | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
Birth Injury | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Congenital Malformations | - | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | 3 |
Bronchitis and Pneumonia | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
Other Causes | 3 | 4 | - | - | 1 | 8 | 1 | - | 2 | - | 11 |
10 | 11 | - | - | 2 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 34 |