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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
Fulham 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham Borough]
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CLASSIFICATION OF CAUSES OF DEATH 1461 Deaths as follows:-
| Under 1 | Age Groups | Over 45 | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - 5 | 5 -45 | ||||
| Tuberculosis Respiratory | - | 10 | 23 | 33 | |
| Tuberculosis, other | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Syphilitic Disease | - | - | - | 6 | 6 |
| Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Whooping Cough | - | - | — | - | — |
| Meningococcal Infections | - | - | - | - | - |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | - | - | - | - | - |
| Measles | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other infective and parasitic diseases | - | - | — | 4 | 4 |
| Cancer | - | 2 | 22 | 256 | 280 |
| Diabetes | - | — | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| Vascular lesions of nervous system | - | - | 3 | 155 | 158 |
| Coronary disease | - | - | 5 | 167 | 172 |
| Hypertension with heart disease | - | - | - | 33 | 33 |
| Other heart disease | - | - | 11 | 184 | 195 |
| Other circulatory diseases | - | - | - | 68 | 68 |
| Influenza | - | - | - | 3 | 3 |
| Pneumonia | 4 | 2 | - | 85 | 91 |
| 3ronchitis | - | - | 2 | 114 | 146 |
| Other diseases of respiratory system | 1 | - | - | 14 | 15 |
| Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | - | - | 1 | 23 | 24 |
| Gastritis, enteritis, diarrhoea | 2 | — | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| Nephritis and nephrosis | - | - | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| Hyperplasia of prostate | - | - | - | 9 | 9 |
| Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Congenital malformations | 6 | - | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| Other ill-defined and defined diseases | 31 | 1 | - | 96 | 128 |
| Motor Vehicle accidents | - | 1 | 9 | ||
| All other accidents | - | - | 2 | 23 | 25 |
| Suicide | - | - | 5 | 15 | 20 |
| Homicide and operations of war | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | 76 | 1,335 | 1,461 | ||