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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 | 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 | |||||
| Other diseases of circulatory system | M | 51 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 4 | 6 | 20 | 20 |
| F | 61 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 4 | 12 | 42 | |
| Influenza | M | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| F | 8 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 3 | - | |
| Pneumonia | M | 131 | 4 | 11 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 29 | 69 |
| F | 153 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 108 | |
| Bronchitis and Etaphysema | M | 148 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 30 | 47 | 61 |
| F | 59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 2 | 11 | 41 | |
| Asthma | M | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| F | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Other diseases of respiratory system | M | 25 | - | 11 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| F | 11 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 6 | 1 | |
| Peptic ulcer | M | 15 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| F | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| Appendicitis | M | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| F | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Intestinal obstruction and hernia | M | 5 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| F | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 7 | 5 | |
| Cirrhosis of liver | M | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| F | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | |
| Other diseases of digestive system | M | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 3 | 9 |
| F | 23 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 3 | 7 | 9 | |
| Nephritis and nephrosis | M | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| F | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Hyperplasia of prostate | M | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Other diseases of Genito-urinary system | M | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| F | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | 6 | |
| Diseases of skin, subcutaneous tissue | M | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| F | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | |
| Diseases of musculo-skeletal system | M | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| F | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 10 | |
| Congenital anomalies | M | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | - |
| F | 10 | 5 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | |
| Birth injury, difficult labour, etc. | M | 22 | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 11 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Other causes of perinatal mortablity | M | 9 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Symptoms and ill-defined conditions | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | |
| Motor vehicle accidents | M | 12 | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| F | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 2 | 3 | |
| All other accidents | M | 23 | - | - | 7 | - | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| F | 15 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| Suicide and self-inflicted injuries | M | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| F | 11 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 7 | - | |
| All other external causes | M | 8 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| F | 3 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | |
| Total all causes | M | 1, 437 | 39 | 25 | 25 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 32 | 102 | 297 | 436 | 451 |
| F | 1, 356 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 28 | 79 | 166 | 313 | 708 | |
| Total | 2,793 | 67 | 35 | 30 | 7 | 11 | 31 | 60 | 181 | 463 | 749 | 1.159 | |