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 1954
Cause of Death | Males | Females | |
---|---|---|---|
A11 Causes | 342 | 319 | |
1. | Tuberculosis, respiratory | 3 | 1 |
2. | Tuberculosis, other | - | - |
3. | Syphilitic Disease | 1 | 1 |
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 | 15 | 11 |
11. | Malignant Neoplasm, lung, bronchus | 30 | 6 |
12. | Malignant Neoplasm, breast | - | 15 |
13. | Malignant Neoplasm, uterus | - | 2 |
14. | Other Malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 40 | 40 |
15. | Leukaemia, aleukaemia. | 2 | 1 |
16. | Diabetes | 1 | 5 |
17 | Vascular lesions of the nervous system. | 41 | 55 |
18. | Coronary disease, angina | 46 | 34 |
19. | Hypertension with heart disease | 5 | 4 |
20. | Other heart disease | 38 | 51 |
21. | Other circulatory disease | 5 | 24 |
22. | Inf1uenza | 1 | - |
23. | Pneumonia | 6 | 11 |
24 | Bronchitis | 32 | 12 |
25. | Other diseases of respiratory system | 2 | 1 |
26. | Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 6 | 2 |
27. | Gastritis enteritis and diarrhoea | 1 | 2 |
28. | Nephritis and Nephrosis | 3 | - |
29. | Hyperplasia of prostate | 6 | - |
30 | Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | - | - |
31 | Congenital malformations | 4 | 3 |
32 | Other defined and ill defined diseases. | 33 | 30 |
33 | Motor vehicle accidents | 6 | 1 |
34. | All other accidents | 7 | 3 |
35. | Suicide | 7 | 3 |
36. | Homicide and operations of war | - | - |
ALL CAUSES | 342 | 319 |
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