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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 1969
[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 1 | 5-14 | 15 - 24 | 25 - 34 | 35 - 44 | 45 - 54 | 55 - 64 | 65 - 74 | 75 and over | |||||
| Enteritis and other diarrhoeal diseases | M | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Tuberculosis of respiratory system | M | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| F | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | |
| Other tuberculosis, including late effects | M | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| F | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Meningococcal infection | M | 2 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Syphilis and its sequelae | M | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Other infective and parasitic diseases | M | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - |
| F | 4 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Malignant neoplasm, buccal cavity, etc. | M | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| F | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | - | - | |
| Malignant neoplasm, oesophegus | M | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| F | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Malignant neoplasm, stomach | M | 34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 |
| F | 35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 17 | |
| Malignant neoplasm, intestine | M | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
| F | 38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 9 | 7 | 20 | |
| Malignant neoplasm, larynx | M | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| F | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | M | 127 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 9 | 39 | 49 | 28 |
| F | 28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | |
| Malignant neoplasm, breast | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 60 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 12 | 20 | 14 | 10 | |
| Malignant neoplasm, uterus | F | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 5 |
| Malignant neoplasm, prostate | M | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| Leukaemia | M | 10 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| F | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | ||
| Other malignant neoplams, etc. | M | 89 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 5 | 10 | 30 | 29 | 13 |
| F | 74 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 21 | 23 | |
| Benign and unspecified neoplasms | M | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| F | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| Diabetes mellitus | M | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| F | 27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 6 | 16 | |
| Other endocrine etc. diseases | M | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| F | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| Anaemias | M | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 |
| F | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| -Other diseases of blood etc. | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Mental disorders | M | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 7 | |
| Meningitis | M | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Other diseases of nervous system, etc. | M | 16 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| F | 16 | 1 | - | 1 | 4 | 10 | |||||||
| Active rheumatic fever | M | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Chronic rheumatic heart disease | M | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| F | 32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 9 | 10 | 8 | |
| Hypertensive disease | M | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| F | 26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | |
| Ischaemic heart disease | M | 327 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 25 | 83 | 129 | 86 |
| F | 258 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 10 | 23 | 80 | 143 | |
| Other forms of heart disease | M | 40 | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 8 | 11 | 15 |
| F | 67 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 45 | |
| Cerebrovascular disease | M | 133 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 11 | 25 | 45 | 49 |
| F | 179 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 33 | 124 | |