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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 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham Borough]
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CLASSIFICATION OF CAUSES OF DEATH 1,324 Deaths as follows:-
| Under 1 | Age Groups | Over 65 | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-5 | 5-15 | 15-45 | 45-65 | ||||
| Tuberculosis Respiratory | – | – | – | 5 | 5 | 2 | 12 |
| Tuberculosis, other | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Syphilitic Disease | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 4 |
| Diphtheria | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Whooping Cough | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Meningococcal Infections | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Measles | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Other infective and parasitic diseases | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 2 |
| Cancer | – | 2 | 1 | 24 | 92 | 150 | 269 |
| Diabetes | – | – | – | – | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Vascular lesions of nervous system | – | – | – | 1 | 16 | 125 | 142 |
| Coronary disease. angina | – | – | – | 2 | 43 | 126 | 171 |
| Hypertension with heart disease | – | – | – | – | 5 | 23 | 28 |
| Other heart disease | – | – | – | 4 | 23 | 146 | 173 |
| Other circulatory disease | – | – | – | 2 | 14 | 60 | 76 |
| Influenza | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| Pneumonia | 4 | – | – | 1 | 9 | 53 | 67 |
| Bronchitis | – | 1 | – | – | 25 | 82 | 108 |
| Other diseases of respiratory system | 1 | – | 1 | – | 7 | 5 | 14 |
| Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | – | – | – | – | 3 | 13 | 16 |
| Gastritis, enteritis, diarrhoea | 2 | – | – | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| Nephritis and nephrosis | – | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Hyperplasia of prostate | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | 10 |
| Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Congenital malformations | 10 | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | 13 |
| Other defined and ill defined diseases | 28 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 22 | 73 | 138 |
| Motor vehicle accidents | – | – | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| All other accidents | – | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | 22 | 33 |
| Suicide | – | – | – | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
| Homicide and operations of war | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Totals | 45 | 7 | 7 | 70 | 280 | 915 | 1,324 |