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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
Brentford and Chiswick 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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Deaths and Death Rate
The Death Rate increased in 1954 from the 1953 figure of 10.16 to 11.17
after a decrease the previous year from 11.27.
The principal causes of death were:-
| 1954 | 1953 | 1952 | 1951 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Circulatory Disease | 205 | 173 | 217 | 195 |
| Heart Disease | 98 | 100 | 113 | 155 |
| Cancer | 159 | 119 | 128 | 131 |
The improvements seen in the figures for 1953 for the three principal
causes of death, were not maintained in 1954, and the number of deaths from
cancer is the highest on record.
The distribution of cancer deaths in sites and ages is shown below.
Site of Primary Growth
| Male | Female | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | 1953 | 1954 | 1953 | |
| Stomach | 14 | 4 | 11 | 3 |
| Lung, Bronchus | 30 | 24 | 6 | 5 |
| Breast | - | - | 15 | 10 |
| Uterus | - | - | 2 | 9 |
| Intestinal | 1 | 6 | 5 | 13 |
| Prostate | 10 | 1 | - | - |
| B1adder | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Brain | - | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Other | 28 | 28 | 32 | 13 |
| Total | 84 | 60 | 74 | 59 |
Age Groups
| Male | Female | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | 1953 | 1954 | 1953 | |
| Between 15-20 years | 1 | - | - | - |
| “ 20-25 “ | - | - | - | - |
| “ 25-30 “ | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| “ 30-35 “ | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| “ 35-40 “ | 3 | 1 | - | - |
| “ 40-45 “ | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| “45-50 “ | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| “ 50-55 “ | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| “ 55-60 “ | 12 | 10 | 11 | 8 |
| “ 60-65 “ | 11 | 7 | 11 | 7 |
| “ 65-70 “ | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
| “ 70-75 “ | 13 | 9 | 14 | 8 |
| “ 75-80 “ | 10 | 6 | 8 | 6 |
| “ 80-85 “ | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| “ 85-90 “ | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| “ 90-95 “ | - | - | 2 | - |
| Totals | 84 | 60 | 74 | 59 |
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