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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 1963

[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)9514
2. Tuberculosis (other)112
3. Syphilitic disease145
4. Diphtheria———
5. Whooping cough———
6. Meningococcal infections—11
7. Acute poliomyelitis———
8. Measles-——
9. Other infective and parasitic diseases134
10. Malignant neoplasm, stomach121325
11. Malignant neoplasm, lung bronchus9316109
12. Malignant neoplasm, breast—3434
13. Malignant neoplasm, uterus—1212
14. Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms8272154
15. Leukaemia, aleukaemia437
16. Diabetes3811
17. Vascular lesions of nervous system77116193
18. Coronary disease, angina218125343
19. Hypertension, with heart disease52126
20. Other heart disease4895143
21. Other circulatory disease5067117
22. Influenza358
23. Pneumonia5871129
24. Bronchitis10444148
25. Other diseases of respiratory system8513
26. Ulcer of stomach and duodenum10717
27. Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea6915
28. Nephritis and nephrosis257
29. Hyperplasia of prostate5—5
30. Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion—33
31. Congenital malformations51318
32. Other defined and ill-defined diseases7778155
33. Motor vehicle accidents141024
34. All other accidents251843
35. Suicide181028
36. Homicide and operations of war112
TOTAL9408751,815