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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
Paddington 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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Deaths, 1950.—Abridged List of Causes of Death, and Sex-Age Distribution.
| Cause of Death | All Ages | Deaths at Ages | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0— | 1— | 5— | 15— | 25— | 45— | 65— | 75— | ||||||||||||
| M. | F. | Total | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| Pulmonary tuberculosis | 35 | 18 | 53 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | — |
| Other tuberculous diseases | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Syphilitic diseases | 8 | 6 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Whooping cough | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | _ | — | _ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Meningococcal infections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Acute poliomyelitis | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other infective and parasitic diseases | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Malignant neoplasm of the stomach | 24 | 15 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 4 | — |
| Malignant neoplasm of the lung and bronchus | 36 | 12 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 18 | — | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Malignant neoplasm of the breast | — | 32 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 12 | — | 7 | — | 10 |
| Malignant neoplasm of the uterus | — | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | — | 2 | — | 3 |
| Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 71 | 66 | 137 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 16 |
| Leukaemia and aleukaemia | 4 | — | 4 | — | — | —_ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Diabetes | 3 | 4 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | _ | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Vascular lesions of nervous system | 49 | 88 | 137 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | 18 | 17 | 28 | 22 | 40 |
| Coronary disease, angina | 102 | 66 | 168 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 46 | 10 | 29 | 24 | 25 | 31 |
| Hypertension with heart disease | 35 | 32 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 16 |
| Other heart diseases | 72 | 118 | 190 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 20 | 37 | 84 |
| Other circulatory diseases | 22 | 36 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 19 |
| Influenza | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 |
| Pneumonia | 35 | 28 | 63 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 7 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 19 |
| Bronchitis | 54 | 26 | 80 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | _ | 17 | 7 | 18 | 3 | 17 | 14 |
| Other diseases of the respiratory system | 6 | 3 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 |
| Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 12 | 8 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | 9 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Nephritis and nephrosis | 4 | 11 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| Hyperplasia of the prostate | 9 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 5 | — |
| Pregnaney, childbirth and abortion | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Congenital malformations | 6 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | _ | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Other diseases | 59 | 76 | 135 | 22 | 16 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | _ | 3 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 12 | 18 | 6 | 14 |
| Motor vehicle accidents | 5 | 6 | 11 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Other accidents | 17 | 7 | 24 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 3 |
| Suicide | 19 | 7 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 8 | — | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Homicide and operations of war | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| All Causes (Totals) | 704 | 693 | 1,397 | 39 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 47 | 42 | 212 | 161 | 197 | 169 | 188 | 289 |