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Willesden 1962

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]

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Table: Table 17 Bronchitis: Deaths

Table 17 Bronchitis: Deaths

YearMalesFemalesTotalRate per 100,000 population
193828305831
1946815513680
19521037217597
19531035916291
1954804112168
1955756013577
1956915314482
1957784111968
1958894113075
19591062713378
196067269354
1961904113177
19621004614685

Table: Table 18Cancer of the lung and bronchus: Deaths

Table 18

Cancer of the lung and bronchus: Deaths

YearMalesFemalesTotalRate per 100,000 Population
19383874524
19464184929
195257187542
19536787542
195460167643
195577199655
195674158951
1957931610963
1958812110259
1959941210662
196083169957
1961951110662
19621161813478

Table: Table 19Tuberculosis: New cases and deaths by age groups (Deaths in brackets)

Table 19

Tuberculosis: New cases and deaths by age groups (Deaths in brackets)

Age groupsNew cases
RespiratoryNon-respiratory
Male | FemaleMaleFemale
Under 11 (—)1 (—)
1 to 41 (—)5 (—)- (-)- (-)
5 to 91 (—)3 (-)- (-)1 (—)
10 to 141 (—)3 (—)- (-)1 (—)
15 to 196 (—)5 (—)2 (—)- (-)
20 to 248 (—)11 (—)2 (—)— (—)
25 to 3418 (—)9 (—)3 (—)5 (—)
35 to 448 (1)2 (—)1 (—)- (-)
45 to 548 (—)1 (—')- (-)1 (—)
55 to 6413 (2)— (2)2 (—)4 (—)
65 and upwards4 (3)- (2)- (-)- (-)
Totals69 (6)40 (4)10 (-)12 (—)