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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

Willesden 1957

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]

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Table: TABLESTable 1 DEATHSCauses:

TABLES

Table 1 DEATHS

Causes:

MalesFemalesTotal
1. Tuberculosis (respiratory)13—13
2. Tuberculosis (other)———
3. Syphilitic disease336
4. Diphtheria———
5. Whooping cough—11
6. Meningococcal infections———
7. Acute poliomyelitis112
8. Measles———
9. Other infective and parasytic diseases123
10. Malignant neoplasm, stomach342357
11. Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus9316109
12. Malignant neoplasm, breast13839
13. Malignant neoplasm, uterus—1313
14. Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms10582187
15. Leukemia, aleukemia11718
16. Diabetes3811
17. Vascular lesions of nervous system96121217
18. Coronary disease, angina15986245
19. Hypertension, with heart disease171835
20. Other heart disease56100156
21. Other circulatory disease4358101
22. Influenza8614
23. Pneumonia295483
24. Bronchitis7841119
25. Other diseases of respiratory system11314
26. Ulcer of stomach and duodenum8715
27. Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea279
28. Nephritis and nephrosis41014
29. Hyperplasia of prostate12—12
30. Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion—22
31. Congenital malformations7916
32. Other defined and ill-defined diseases5052102
33. Motor vehicle accidents20323
34. All other accidents171532
35. Suicide151025
36. Homicide and operations of war–11
TOTAL8977971,694