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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 1957
[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.
| Causes of Death | Sex | All Ages | 0 — | 1 — | 5— | 15— | 25— | 45— | 65— | 75— |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL Causes | M | 603 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 57 | 196 | 145 | 168 |
| F. | 602 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 38 | 134 | 122 | 273 | |
| Tuberculosis, respiratory | M. | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| F. | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | |
| Tuberculosis, other forms | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Syphilitic diseases | M. | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| F. | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | |
| Diphtheria | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Whooping Cough | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Meningococcal infections | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | M. | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Measles | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Other infective and parasitic diseases | M. | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| F. | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
| Cancer of stomach | M. | 20 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 8 | 5 |
| F. | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 9 | |
| Cancer of lung, bronchus | M. | 57 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 36 | 13 | 7 |
| F. | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 1 | |
| Cancer of breast | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | 22 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 12 | 4 | 3 | |
| Cancer of uterus | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | 16 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | |
| Cancer of other sites | M. | 56 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 19 | 13 | 21 |
| F. | 57 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 22 | 15 | 18 | |
| Leukaemia, aleukaemia | M. | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
| F. | 3 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Diabetes | M. | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| F. | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | |
| Vascular lesions of nervous system | M | 45 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 13 | 11 | 20 |
| F. | 78 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 17 | 13 | 42 | |
| Coronary disease, angina | M | 118 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 43 | 40 | 28 |
| F. | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 30 | 42 | |
| Hypertension with heart disease | M. | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| F. | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 12 |