Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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TABLE I
PARTICULARS OF DEATHS AS SUPPLIED BY THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL FOR THE YEAR 1950
Cause of Death | Males | Females |
---|---|---|
All Causes | 357 | 352 |
1. Tuberculosis, respiratory | 19 | 13 |
2. Tuberculosis, other | 1 | 1 |
3. Syphilitic Disease | 2 | 1 |
4. Diphtheria | — | — |
5. Whooping Cough | — | - |
6. Meningococcal infections | — | — |
7. Acute Poliomyelitis | - | - |
8. Measles | — | — |
9. Other infective and Parasitic Diseases | 3 | - |
10. Malignant Neoplasm, stomach | 9 | 10 |
11. Malignant Neoplasm, lung, bronchus | 23 | 4 |
12. Malignant Neoplasm, breast | - | 6 |
13. Malignant Neoplasm, uterus | - | 8 |
14. Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 25 | 27 |
15. Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 2 | 4 |
16. Diabetes | 2 | 2 |
17. Vascular lesions of the nervous system | 29 | 48 |
18. Coronary disease, angina | 58 | 26 |
19. Hypertension with heart disease | 9 | 20 |
20. Other heart disease | 48 | 75 |
21. Other circulatory disease | 8 | 15 |
22. Influenza | 1 | 2 |
23. Pneumonia | 13 | 19 |
24. Bronchitis | 32 | 16 |
25. Other diseases of respiratory system | 4 | 1 |
26. Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 5 | - |
27. Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | 2 | 4 |
28. Nephritis and Nephrosis | 4 | 4 |
29. Hyperplasia of prostate | 10 | - |
30. Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | - | - |
31. Congenital malformations | 2 | 2 |
32. Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 32 | 30 |
33. Motor vehicle accidents | 3 | 3 |
34. All other accidents | 9 | 10 |
35. Suicide | 2 | 1 |
36. Homicide and operations of war | - | - |
ALL CAUSES | 357 | 352 |
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