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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
Heston and Isleworth 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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| Under 1 | 1-4 | 5- 14 | 15- 24 | 25-44 | 45- 64 | 65-74 | 75- over | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuberculosis, respiratory | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 1 | 4 | |
| Tuberculosis other | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Syphilitic disease | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Whooping cough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Meningococcal infection | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Acute poliomyelitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Other infective and parasitic diseases | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Cancer | stomach | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| lung | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
| breast | - | - | - | - | 1 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 19 | |
| uterus | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
| other | - | 1 | - | - | 3 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 43 | |
| leukoemia | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Diabetes | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Cerebral haemorrhage, etc. | - | - | - | - | 1 | 10 | 29 | 49 | 89 | |
| Coronary disease, angina | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 21 | 25 | 50 | |
| Hypertension with heart di sease | 1 | 6 | 9 | 16 | ||||||
| Other heart disease | - | - | - | - | 1 | 9 | 10 | 57 | 77 | |
| Other circulatory disease | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 9 | 12 | 26 | |
| Influenza | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Pneumonia | - | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | 5 | 21 | 30 | |
| Bronchitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 13 | 16 | |
| Other respiratory diseases | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Ulcer of stomach S duodenum | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | |
| Gastritis, enteritis, etc. | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | |
| Nephritis and nephrosis | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | - | 6 | |
| Prostatic enlargement | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Pregnancy, childbirth abortion | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Congenital malformation | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | |
| Other disease . . | 3 | - | - | - | 14 | 12 | 26 | 55 | ||
| Mator vehicle accidents | - | - | l | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| All other accidents | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 4 | 6 | |
| Suicide | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 1 | - | 6 | |
| Homicide and war operations | - | - | - | - | - | - - | - | - | - | |
| Total | 6 | 3 | 2 | - | 10 | 95 | 130 | 249 | 495 | |
| Percentage of Total | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | - | 2.0 | 19.2 | 26.4 | 50.2 | ||