London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1971
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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Analysis of deaths of children under one year of age
Enteritis 1
Infective and Parasitic Diseases 2
Other Endocrine etc. Diseases 1
Meningitis 2
Other diseases of circulatory system 1
Pneumonia 9
Other respiratory causes 18
Intestinal obstruction and hernia 3
Cirrhosis of liver 1
Other digestive diseases 1
Congenital anomalies 15
Birth injury 20
Other causes of perinatal mortality 17
Symptoms and ill-defined conditions 5
All other accidents 2
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| Males | Females | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enteritis and other diarrhoeal diseases | 1 | 1 | |
| Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Late effects of respiratory tuberculosis | 3 | 3 | |
| Other tuberculosis | 1 | - | 1 |
| Other infective and parasitic diseases | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| Malignant neoplasm - buccal cavity etc. | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Malignant neoplasm - oesophagus | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Malignant neoplasm - stomach | 40 | 26 | 66 |
| Malignant neoplasm - intestine | 36 | 33 | 69 |
| Malignant neoplasm - larynx | 1 | 1 | |
| Malignant neoplasm - lung-bronchus | 171 | 31 | 202 |
| Malignant neoplasm - breast | 1 | 76 | 77 |
| Malignant neoplasm - uterus | - | 23 | 23 |
| Malignant neoplasm - prostate | 26 | 26 | |
| Leukaemia | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| Other malignant neoplasms | 71 | 83 | 154 |
| Benign and unspecified neoplasms | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 9 | 23 | 32 |
| Other endocrine etc. diseases | 2 | 10 | 12 |
| Anaemias | 5 | 12 | 17 |
| Other diseases of blood etc. | 1 | - | 1 |