Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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ANALYSIS OF DEATHS (ALL CAUSES)
Males | Females | Total | |
---|---|---|---|
Enteritis and other Diarrhœal diseases | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 2 | - | 2 |
Late effects of respiratory tuberculosis | 2 | - | 2 |
Meningococcal infection | - | 1 | 1 |
Syphilis and its sequelae | 1 | - | 1 |
Other infective and parasitic diseases | - | 1 | 1 |
Malignant neoplasm - buccal cavity etc. | 6 | - | 6 |
Malginant neoplasm - oesophegus | 6 | 9 | 15 |
Malginant neoplasm - stomach | 42 | 28 | 70 |
Malginant neoplasm - intestine | 29 | 33 | 62 |
Malginant neoplasm - larynx | 2 | - | 2 |
Malginant neoplasm - lung, bronchus | 164 | 26 | 190 |
Malginant neoplasm - breast | - | 71 | 71 |
Malginant neoplasm - uterus | - | 24 | 24 |
Malginant neoplasm - prostate | 17 | - | 17 |
Leukaemia | 4 | 5 | 9 |
Other malignant neoplasms, etc. | 72 | 76 | 148 |
Benign and unspecified neoplasms | 2 | 5 | 7 |
Diabetes mellitus | 8 | 25 | 33 |
Avitaminoses, etc. | - | 2 | 2 |
Other endocrine, etc. diseases | 4 | 2 | 6 |
Anaemias | 5 | 7 | 12 |
Other diseases of blood, etc. | 1 | - | 1 |
Mental disorders | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Meningitis | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Multiple sclerosis | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Other diseases of nervous system, etc. | 15 | 7 | 22 |
Chronic rheumatic heart disease | 14 | 24 | 38 |
Hypertensive disease | 16 | 22 | 38 |
Ischaemic heart disease | 371 | 266 | 636 |
Other forms of heart disease | 38 | 63 | 101 |
Cerebrovascular disease | 93 | 185 | 278 |
Other diseases of circulatory system | 36 | 75 | 111 |
Influenza | 5 | 9 | 14 |
Pneumonia | 129 | 184 | 313 |
Bronchitis and emphysema | 116 | 40 | 156 |
Asthma | - | 6 | 6 |
Other diseases of respiratory system | 17 | 9 | 26 |
Peptic ulcer | 10 | 12 | 22 |
Intestinal obstruction and hernia | 3 | 5 | 8 |
Cirrhosis of liver | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Other diseases of digestive system | 16 | 18 | 34 |
Nephritis and nephrosis | 6 | 4 | 10 |
Hyperplasia of prostrate | 4 | - | 4 |
Other diseases of genito-urinary system | 8 | 13 | 21 |
Diseases of skin, subcutaneous tissue | - | 2 | 2 |
Diseases of musculo-skeletal system | 2 | 20 | 22 |
Congenital anomalies | 13 | 11 | 24 |
Birth injury, difficult labour, etc. | 16 | 7 | 23 |
Other causes of perinatal mortality | 19 | 8 | 27 |
Symptoms and ill-defined conditions | 2 | 9 | 11 |
Motor vehicle accidents | 11 | 7 | 18 |
All other accidents | 20 | 19 | 39 |
Suicide and self-inflicted injuries | 20 | 8 | 28 |
All other external causes | 6 | 2 | 8 |
Total | 1, 384 | 1, 359 | 2,743 |