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 1972
[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 & over | |||||
| Asthma | M | 7 | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | - |
| F | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | ||
| Other diseases of respiratory system | M | 16 | - | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| F | 13 | - | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 6 | |
| Peptic ulcer | M | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| F | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | |
| Intestinal obstruction & hernia | M | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| F | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
| Cirrhosis of liver | M | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | - | 1 | - |
| F | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | |
| Other diseases of digestive system | M | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| F | 27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 4 | 4 | 18 | |
| Nephritis and nephrosis | M | 8 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | - | 2 |
| F | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | |
| Hyperplasia of pro state | M | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Other diseases of genlto-urinary system | M | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 |
| F | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 10 | |
| Abortion | F | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other complications of pregnancy etc. | F | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Diseases of the skin, subcutaneous tissue | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | |
| Disease of musculo-skeletal system | M | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| F | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Congenital | M | 15 | 6 | 3 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | - | - |
| anomalies | F | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 |
| Birth injury | M | 16 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| difficult labour | F | 9 | 9 | - | |||||||||
| Other causes of | M | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| perinatal mortality | F | 11 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Symptoms and ill | M | 7 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 |
| defined conditions | F | 7 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| Motor vehicle | M | 8 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | - | 2 |
| accidents | F | 11 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| All other | M | 21 | - | - | - | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| accidents | F | 22 | - | - | 4 | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| Suicide and self-inflicted injuries | M | 10 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | 2 | 3 | - |
| F | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | |
| All other | M | 7 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 |
| external causes | F | 4 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Total all causes | M | 1,406 | 33 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 34 | 100 | 282 | 474 | 432 |
| F | 1,389 | 28 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 26 | 72 | 138 | 308 | 766 | |
| Total | 2,795 | 61 | 24 | 17 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 60 | 172 | 420 | 782 | 1,198 | |