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Brentford and Chiswick 1955
[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 1955
| Cause of Death | Males | Females |
|---|---|---|
| All Causes | 315 | 326 |
| 1, Tuberculosis, respiratory | 5 | 2 |
| 2. Tuberculosis, other | - | - |
| 3. Syphilitic Disease | 3 | 1 |
| 4. Diphtheria | - | - |
| 5. Whooping Cough | - | - |
| 6. Meningococcal Infections | - | - |
| 7. Acute Poliomyelitis | - | - |
| 8, Measles | - | - |
| 9 Other infective and Parasitic Diseases | 1 | 3 |
| 10 Malignant Neoplasm, stomach | 12 | 9 |
| 11 Malignant Neoplasm, lung, bronchus | 29 | 5 |
| 12. Malignant Neoplasm, breast . | - | 12 |
| 13. Malignant Neoplasm, uterus . | - | 3 |
| 14. Other Malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 34 | 32 |
| 15. Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 1 | 2 |
| 16. Diabetes . | 2 | 1 |
| 17. Vascular lesions of the nervous system | 28 | 49 |
| 18. Coronary disease, angina | 56 | 42 |
| 19. Hypertension with heart disease | 11 | 15 |
| 20 Other heart disease | 22 | 48 |
| 21. Other circulatory disease . | 13 | 18 |
| 22. Influenza | - | 1 |
| 23, Pneumonia | 8 | 16 |
| 24, Bronchitis | 37 | 14 |
| 25, Other diseases of respiratory system | 6 | 2 |
| 26. Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 4 | 4 |
| 27. Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | 1 | 1 |
| 28. Nephritis and Nephrosis | 4 | - |
| 29. Hyperplasia of prostate | 6 | - |
| 30. Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | - | - |
| 31. Congenital malformations | 3 | 3 |
| 32. Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 14 | 31 |
| 33, Motor vehicle accidents | 2 | 3 |
| 34, All other accidents | 8 | 8 |
| 35. Suicide | 5 | 1 |
| 36. Homicide and operations of war | - | - |
| ALL CAUSES | 315 | 326 |
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