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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 1966
[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 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| F | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 2. Tuberculosis, Other | M | 2 | . | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| F | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | |
| 3. Syphilitic Disease | M | 3 | . | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| F | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | |
| 6. Meningococcal Infections | M | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 8. Measles | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 9. Other Infective and Parasitic Diseases | M | 4 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 10. Malignant Neoplasm, Stomach | M | 47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 9 | 3 | 21 | 13 |
| F | 36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 12 | |
| 11. Malignant Neoplasm, Lung, Bronchus | M | 161 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 24 | 62 | 43 | 27 |
| F | 43 | . | - | - | . | . | . | 1 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 12 | |
| 12. Malignant Neoplasm, Breast | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 67 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | 21 | 13 | 17 | |
| 13. Malignant Neoplasm, Uterus | F | 19 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4 |
| 14. Other Malignant and Lymphatic Neoplasms | M | 142 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 10 | 38 | 47 | 37 | ||
| F | 123 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 48 | 39 | |
| 15. Leukaemia, Aleukaemia | M | 8 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| F | 4 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 16. Diabetes | M | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| F | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 9 | 9 | |
| 17. Vascular Lesions of Nervous System | M | 115 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 7 | 21 | 30 | 56 |
| F | 190 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 46 | 112 | |
| 18. Coronary Disease, Angina | M | 347 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | 43 | 100 | 103 | 90 |
| F | 222 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 8 | 35 | 64 | 112 | |
| 19. Hypertension with Heart Disease | M | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| F | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 12 | |
| 20. Other Heart Disease | M | 77 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 24 | 31 |
| F | 114 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 11 | 17 | 20 | 63 | |
| 21. Other Circulatory Disease | M | 118 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 4 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 78 | |
| F | 164 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 134 | |
| 22. Influenza | M | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| F | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | . | - | 1 | - | |
| 23. Pheumonia | M | 78 | 1 | 14 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 11 | 18 | 31 | |
| F | 105 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 20 | 75 | ||
| 24. Bronchitis | M | 135 | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 29 | 46 | 47 |
| F | 70 | - | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 20 | 38 | |
| 25. Other Diseases of Respiratory System | M | 18 | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | |
| F | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | |||
| 26. Ulcer of Stomach and Duodenum | M | 16 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | ||
| F | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 4 | |
| 27. Gastritis, Enteritis and Diarrhoea | M | 4 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - |
| F | 11 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 6 | ||
| 28. Nephritis and Nephrosis | M | 10 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| F | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 5 | |
| 29. Hyperplasia of Prostate 30. Pregnancy, Childbirth, Abortion | M | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | |
| F | 4 | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 31. Congenital Malformations | M | 17 | 10 | - | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| F | 11 | 8 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | ||
| 32. Other Defined and Ill-defined Diseases | M | 88 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 16 |
| F | 164 | 32 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 26 | 68 | |
| 33. Motor Vehicle Accidents | M | 23 | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| F | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| 34. All other Accidents | M | 26 | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| F | 25 | - | - | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 11 | |
| 35. Suicide | M | 18 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | - |
| F | 10 | . | . | _ | - | - | . | 4 | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| 36. Homicide and Operations of War | M | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| F | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | ' | - | - | |
| Total all Causes | M | 1,511 | 45 | 28 | 14 | 9 | 22 | 14 | 45 | 125 | 335 | 407 | 467 |
| F | 1,468 | 41 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 34 | 69 | 182 | 342 | 749 | |
| Total | 2,979 | 86 | 41 | 23 | 16 | 30 | 28 | 79 | 194 | 517 | 749 | 1,216 | |