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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
Chelsea 1956
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1956
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DEATHS OF RESIDENTS DURING 1956
| Causes of Death | At all ages | Under 1 yr. | 1 and under 5 | 5 and under 15 | 15 and under 25 | 25 and under 45 | 45 and under 65 | 65 and upwards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| l.Tuberculosis, respiratory | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| 2.Tuberculosis,other | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3.Syphilitic disease | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | |
| 4.Diphtheria | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5.Whooping Cough | - | - | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 6.Meningococcal Infections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 7.Poliomyelitis, acute | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 8.Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 9.Infective and parasitic diseases | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| 10.Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | |
| ll.Malignant neoplasm,lungj, bronchus | 31 | — | — | — | — | 12 | ||
| 12.Malignant neoplasms, breast | 21 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 12 |
| 13.Malignant neoplasm,uterus | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 |
| l4.Malignant and lymphatic neoplasms,other | 81 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 65 |
| 15.Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — |
| 16.Diabetes | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| 17.Vascular lesions of nervous system | 109 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 8 | 97 |
| 18.Coronary disease,angina | 86 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 20 | 65 |
| 19.. Hypertension with heart disease | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 20.Heart disease, other | 118 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 111 |
| 21.Circulatory disease, other | 68 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 65 |
| 22.Influenza | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 23.Pneumonia | 63 | 2 | 1 | — | —— | — | 2 | 58 |
| 24.Bronchitis | 39 | — | — | — | —- | — | 9 | 30 |
| Carried forward | 676 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 15 | 95 | 560 |