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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 1968
[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 | |||||
| Enteritis and other diarrhoeal diseases | M | 1 | • | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Tuberculosis of respiratory system | M | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| F | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | |
| Other tuberculosis, including late effects | M | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | - |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | • | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Other infective and parasitic diseases | M | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| F | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | |
| Malignant neoplasm - stomach | M | 41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 11 | 15 | 6 |
| F | 37 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 10 | |
| Malignant neoplasm - lung, bronchus | M | 160 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 17 | 58 | 60 | 24 |
| F | 30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 6 | |
| Malignant neoplasm - breast | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 60 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 14 | 17 | 12 | 16 | |
| Malignant neoplasm - uterus Leukaemia | F | 19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| M | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | |
| Other malignant neoplasms etc | F | 6 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | 2 | - |
| M | 126 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | 6 | 19 | 30 | 34 | 34 | |
| F | 134 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | 12 | 31 | 38 | 49 | |
| Benign and unspecified neoplasms | M | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | - | - |
| F | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Diabetes mellitus | M | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 6 | 5 |
| F | 23 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | |
| Avitaminoses etc | M | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Other endocrine etc. diseases | M | 4 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| F | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
| Anaemias | M | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 4 |
| F | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | |
| Other diseases of blood etc | M | 1 | - | - | • | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Mental disorders | M | 4 | - | - | - | -- | - | 1 | - | - | . | - | 3 |
| F | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 18 | |
| Meningitis | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Other diseases of nervous system etc | M | 20 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| F | 24 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 3 | 6 | 13 | |
| Chronic rheumatic heart disease | M | 19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| F | 37 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 10 | |
| Hypertensive disease | M | 19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 8 | 6 | 3 |
| F | 24 | - | - | • | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 5 | 15 | |
| Ischaemic heart disease | M | 358 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | 34 | 94 | 138 | 85 |
| F | 296 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 7 | 34 | 83 | 170 | |
| Other forms of heart disease | M | 46 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 16 | 24 |
| F | 62 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 48 | |
| Cerebrovascular disease | M | 123 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 10 | 21 | 36 | 53 |
| F | 213 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 4 | 5 | 14 | 45 | 143 | |
| Other diseases of circulatory system | M | 61 | • | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 13 | 18 | 28 |
| F | 86 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 69 | |