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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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| Cause of death in age groups | 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 | |||||
| Meningitis | M | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Multiple Sclerosis | M | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| P | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | |
| Other diseases of nervous system | M | 15 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| P | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 7 | |
| Chronic rheumatic heart disease | M | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| P | 34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 7 | 13 | 8 | |
| Hypertensive disease | M | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| F | 28 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 6 | 18 | |
| Ischaemic heart disease | M | 391 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 13 | 39 | 115 | 144 | 79 |
| P | 239 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 29 | 63 | 143 | |
| Other forms of heart disease | M | 48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 9 | 16 | 21 |
| P | 86 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 4 | 14 | 67 | |
| Cerebrovascular disease | M | 113 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 42 | 45 |
| F | 205 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 9 | 13 | 39 | 142 | |
| Other diseases of circulatory system | M | 44 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 15 |
| P | 67 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 4 | 14 | 44 | |
| Influenza | M | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| F | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Pneumonia | M | 97 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 20 | 54 |
| P | 192 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 6 | 5 | 27 | 147 | |
| Bronchitis and Emphysema | M | 134 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 57 | 53 |
| P | 42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | 10 | 25 | |
| Asthma | M | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| P | 10 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| Other diseases of respiratory system | M | 20 | 1 | 7 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| P | 23 | 1 | 9 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 8 | |
| Peptic ulcer | M | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 4 |
| P | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | 7 | |
| Appendicitis | M | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| P | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | |
| Intestinal obstruction and hernia | M | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 |
| F | 12 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | 4 | |
| Cirrhosis of liver | M | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| P | 4 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | |
| Other diseases of digestive system | M | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 4 |
| P | 17 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | |
| Nephritis and nephrosis | M | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| P | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Hyperplasia of prostate | M | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |