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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 1970
[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 diarrhœal diseases | M | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Tuberculosis of respiratory system | M | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Late effects of respiratory tuberculosis | M | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Meningococcal infection | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Syphilis and its sequelae | M | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Other infective and parasitic diseases | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | |
| Malignant neoplasm, buccal cavity, etc. | M | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Malignant neoplasm, oesophegus | M | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| F | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 4 | |
| Malignant neoplasm, stomach | M | 42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 14 |
| F | 28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | |
| Malignant neoplasm, intestine | M | 29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 12 | 10 |
| F | 33 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 12 | 19 | |
| Malignant neoplasm, larynx | M | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | M | 164 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 7 | 48 | 78 | 26 |
| F | 26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 6 | 8 | 10 | |
| -Malignant neoplasm, breast | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 71 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 21 | 14 | |
| Malignant neoplasm, uterus | F | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 3 |
| Malignant neoplasm, prostate | M | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| Leukaemia | M | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 |
| F | 5 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | - | |
| Other malignant neoplasms, etc. | M | 72 | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 20 | 13 |
| F | 76 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 5 | 9 | 11 | 23 | 27 | |
| Benigh and unspecified neoplasns | M | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Diabetes mellitus | M | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | 2 |
| F | 25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 14 | |
| Avitaminoses, etc. | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Other endocrine etc. diseases | M | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | - |
| F | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Anaemias | M | 5 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| F | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | |
| Other diseases of blood, etc. | M | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Mental disorders | M | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| F | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | |
| Meningitis | M | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | |
| F | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | |
| Multiple sclerosis | M | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| F | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Other diseases of nervous system, etc. | M | 15 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| F | 7 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | 3 | |
| Chronic rheumatic heart disease | M | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| F | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | |
| Hypertensive disease | M | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| F | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | ||
| Ischæmic heart disease | M | 371 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 38 | 98 | 134 | 93 |
| F | 266 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 5 | 35 | 80 | 144 | |
| Other forms of heart disease | M | 38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 7 | 8 | 20 |
| F | 63 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | 10 | 48 | |