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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

Feltham 1951

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Feltham]

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Table: Causes of Death

Causes of Death

MaleFemaleTotal
1.Tuberculosis—Respiratory61218
2.„ —Other———
3.Syphilitic disease———
4.Diphtheria———
5.Whooping Cough———
6.Meningococcal infections———
7.Acute poliomyelitis———
8.Measles———
9.Other infective and parasitic diseases1-1
10.Malignant neoplasm, stomach7613
11.Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus11112
12.Malignant neoplasm, breast—44
13.Malignant neoplasm, uterus44
14.Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms161026
15.Leukaemia, aleukaemia—11
16.Diabetes325
17.Vascular lesions of nervous system142236
18.Coronary disease, angina211536
19.Hypertension with heart disease639
20.Other heart disease222749
21.Other circulatory disease4610
22.Influenza123
23.Pneumonia12618
24.Bronchitis7714
25.Other diseases of respiratory system2—2
26.Ulcer of stomach and duodenum617
27.Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea———
28.Nephritis and nephrosis123
29.Hyperplasia of prostate1—1
30.Pregnancy, childbirth and abortion———
31.Congenital malformations213
32.Other defined and ill-defined diseases111223
33.Motor Vehicles accidents538
34.All other accidents5510
35.Suicide112
36.Homicide and operations of war———
165153318