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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 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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DEATHS.—In the following table the deaths are classified according to the Abridged List of the International Manual of Causes of Death, and the sex-age distribution is shown.
| 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 | 15 | 9 | 24 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Other tuberculous diseases | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Syphilitic diseases | 4 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 |
| Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Whooping cough | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Meningococcal infections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Acute poliomyelitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other infective and parasitic diseases | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Malignant neoplasm of the stomach | 40 | 26 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 7 |
| Malignant neoplasm of the lung and bronchus | 86 | 13 | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | 46 | 8 | 27 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| Malignant neoplasm of the breast | — | 83 | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | 41 | — | 16 | — | 14 |
| Malignant neoplasm of the uterus | — | 44 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | 23 | — | 7 | — | 6 |
| Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 117 | 133 | 250 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 6 | 12 | 41 | 50 | 42 | 36 | 29 | 33 |
| Leukaemia and aleukaemia | 3 | 7 | 10 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — |
| Diabetes | 7 | 7 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Vascular lesions of nervous system | 55 | 64 | 119 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 14 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 25 | 36 |
| Coronary disease, angina | 91 | 71 | 162 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 38 | 13 | 31 | 21 | 20 | 37 |
| Hypertension with heart disease | 12 | 10 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 5 | 3 | 5 | 7 |
| Other heart diseases | 52 | 80 | 132 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 28 | 48 |
| Other circulatory diseases | 26 | 45 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 6 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 11 | 26 |
| Influenza | 2 | 5 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Pneumonia | 39 | 27 | 66 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 7 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 17 | 15 |
| Bronchitis | 61 | 53 | 114 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 22 | 9 | 17 | 35 |
| Other diseases of the respiratory system | 8 | 4 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | 3 |
| Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 17 | 2 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 9 | — | 7 | — | — | 1 |
| Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Nephritis and nephrosis | 5 | 6 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Hyperplasia of the prostate | 15 | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 12 | — |
| Pregnancy, childbirth and abortion | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Congenital malformations | 6 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other diseases | 56 | 55 | 111 | 17 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 21 |
| Motor vehicle accidents | 4 | 5 | 9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Other accidents | 21 | 26 | 47 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 7 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 6 |
| Suicide | 14 | 9 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Homicide and operations of war | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| All Causes (Totals) | 761 | 802 | 1,563 | 28 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 61 | 57 | 243 | 218 | 220 | 181 | 197 | 311 |