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 1951
Cause of Death | Males | Females |
---|---|---|
All Causes | 383 | 366 |
1. Tuberculosis, respiratory | 11 | 13 |
2. Tuberculosis, other | - | 1 |
3. Syphilitic Disease | - | |
4. Diphtheria | — | - |
5. Whooping Cough | - | - |
6. Meningococcal infections | - | |
7. Acute Poliomyelitis | - | - |
8. Measles | - | - |
9. Other infective and Parasitic Diseases | 1 | 1 |
10. Malignant Neoplasm, stomach | 10 | 9 |
11. Malignant Neoplasm, lung, bronchus | 23 | 4 |
12. Malignant Neoplasm, breast | - | 17 |
13. Malignant Neoplasm, uterus | - | 5 |
14. Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 37 | 26 |
15. Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 3 | 1 |
16. Diabetes | 2 | 3 |
17. Vascular lesions of the nervous system | 42 | 50 |
18. Coronary disease, angina | 43 | 31 |
19. Hypertension with heart disease | 15 | 13 |
20. Other heart disease | 45 | 82 |
21. Other circulatory disease | 13 | 16 |
22. Influenza | 4 | 2 |
23. Pneumonia | 19 | 21 |
24. Bronchitis | 41 | 24 |
25. Other diseases of respiratory system | 3 | 2 |
26. Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 5 | 4 |
27. Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | 4 | - |
28. Nephritis and Nephrosis | 3 | 2 |
29. Hyperplasia of prostate | 6 | - |
30. Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | - | - |
31. Congenital malformations | 8 | 4 |
32. Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 23 | 28 |
33. Motor vehicle accidents | 4 | 2 |
34. All other accidents | 11 | 5 |
35. Suicide | 1 | - |
36. Homicide and operations of war | - | - |
ALL CAUSES | 383 | 366 |
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