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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 1965
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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CAUSES OF DEATH IN AGE GROUPS
| 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 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| F | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | |
| 2. Tuberculosis, Other | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 3. Syphilitic Disease | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | |
| 6. Meningococcal Infections | M | 3 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 8. Measles | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| F | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 9. Other Infective and Parasitic Diseases | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | |
| 10. Malignant Neoplasm, Stomach | M | 51 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 10 | 13 |
| F | 34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | |
| 11. Malignant Neoplasn, Lung, Bronchus | M | 136 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 6 | 18 | 49 | 45 | 17 |
| F | 35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 6 | |
| 12. Malignant Neoplasm, Breast | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 65 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 19 | |
| 13. Malignant Neoplasm, Uterus | F | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| 14. Other Malignant and Lymphatic Neoplasms | M | 136 | - | - | 3 | - | - | 4 | 4 | 15 | 34 | 41 | 32 |
| F | 105 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 12 | 19 | 38 | 30 | |
| 15. Leukaemia, Aleukaemia | M | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| F | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 16. Diabetes | M | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| F | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
| 17. Vascular Lesions of Nervous System | M | 95 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 30 | 36 |
| F | 155 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 4 | 17 | 41 | 92 | |
| 18. Coronary Disease, Angina | M | 315 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 37 | 103 | 83 | 85 |
| F | 267 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 84 | 142 | |
| 19. Hypertension with Heart Disease | M | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | 5 |
| F | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 4 | 13 | |
| 20. Other Heart Disease | M | 77 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 38 |
| F | 133 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 4 | 8 | 16 | 28 | 73 | |
| 21. Other Circulatory Disease | M | 107 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 23 | 70 |
| F | 166 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 132 | |
| 22. Influenza | M | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| F | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | |
| 23. Pneumonia | M | 84 | 3 | 11 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 4 | 6 | 21 | 37 |
| F | 106 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 10 | 13 | 68 | |
| 24. Bronchitis | M | 125 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 6 | 29 | 41 | 45 |
| F | 62 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 8 | 9 | 43 | |
| 25. Other Diseases of Respiratory System | M | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 |
| F | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 10 | |
| 26. Ulcer of Stomach and Duodenum | M | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| F | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 6 | 3 | ||
| 27. Gastritis, Enteritis and Diarrhoea | M | 3 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| F | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
| 28. Nephritis and Nephrosis | M | 6 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 | - |
| F | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | |
| 29. Hyperplasia of Prostate | M | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 7 |
| 30. Pregnancy, Childbirth, Abortion | F | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 31. Congenital Malformations | M | 14 | 7 | 5 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | ||
| 32. Other Defined and Ill-defined Diseases | M | 99 | 26 | 2 | - | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 22 |
| F | 101 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 14 | 18 | 34 | |
| 33. Motor Vehicle Accidents | M | 21 | - | - | - | 3 | 7 | - | - | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| F | 11 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | 4 | |
| 34. All other Accidents | M | 28 | - | 1 | - | - | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| F | 27 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | ||
| 35. Suicide | M | 19 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | - |
| F | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| 36. Homicide and Operations of War | M | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | |
| F | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Total all Causes | M | 1,400 | 37 | 26 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 23 | 38 | 126 | 319 | 360 | 438 |
| F | 1,414 | 36 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 28 | 80 | 176 | 331 | 721 | |
| Total | 2,814 | 73 | 36 | 12 | 13 | 26 | 37 | 66 | 206 | 495 | 691 | 1,159 | |