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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 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham Borough]
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CLASSIFICATION OF CAUSES OF DEATH 1,311 Deaths as follows:-
| Under 1 | Age Groups | Over 45 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-5 | 5-15 | 15-45 | ||||
| Tuberculosis Respiratory | – | – | – | 4 | 23 | 27 |
| Tuberculosis, other | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Syphilitic Disease | – | – | – | – | 3 | 3 |
| Diphtheria | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Whooping Cough .. | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Meningococcal Infections | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Measles | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 |
| Other infective and parasitic diseases | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| Cancer | – | 1 | 1 | 20 | 253 | 275 |
| Diabetes | – | – | – | – | 13 | 13 |
| Vascular lesions of nervous system .. | – | – | – | 3 | 151 | 154 |
| Coronary disease angina | – | – | – | 5 | 174 | 179 |
| Hypertension with heart disease | – | – | – | 1 | 30 | 31 |
| Other heart disease | – | – | 1 | 5 | 125 | 131 |
| Other circulatory disease | – | – | – | – | 53 | 53 |
| Influenza | – | – | – | – | 4 | 4 |
| Pneumonia | 4 | – | – | 1 | 50 | 55 |
| Bronchitis | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | 101 | 105 |
| Other diseases of respiratory system | – | – | – | – | 11 | 11 |
| Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | – | – | – | – | 26 | 26 |
| Gastritis, enteritis, diarrhoea | 3 | – | – | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| Nephritis and nephrosis | – | – | – | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| Hyperplasia of prostate | – | – | – | – | 12 | 12 |
| Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | – | – | – | 2 | – | 2 |
| Congenital malformations | 4 | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 31 | – | – | 14 | 93 | 138 |
| Motor vehicle accidents | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | 7 | 14 |
| All other accidents | – | – | – | 3 | 22 | 25 |
| Suicide | – | – | – | 5 | 12 | 17 |
| Homicide and operations of war | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| totals | 46 | 3 | 4 | 79 | 1,179 | 1,311 |