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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 1959
[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— | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL Causes | M. | 621 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 51 | 208 | 169 | 148 |
| F. | 606 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 149 | 116 | 285 | |
| Tuberculosis, respiratory | M. | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 2 | _ |
| F. | 5 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | |
| Tuberculosis, other forms | M. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F. | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | |
| Syphilitic diseases | M. | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| F. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Diphtheria | M. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Whooping Cough | M. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Meningococcal infections | M. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | M. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Measles | M. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Other infective and parasitic diseases | M. | 3 | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 2 | _ | _ |
| F. | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | |
| Malignant neoplasm of stomach | M. | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 6 | 3 |
| F. | 8 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Malignant neoplasm of lung, bronchus | M. | 63 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 2 | 31 | 25 | 5 |
| F. | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 2 | 4 | |
| Malignant neoplasm of breast | M. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F. | 31 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 17 | 3 | 8 | |
| Malignant neoplasm of uterus | M. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F. | 21 | — | - | — | — | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | |
| Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | M. | 48 | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 2 | 15 | 19 | 11 |
| F. | 75 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 28 | 13 | 32 | |
| Leukaemia, aleukaemia | M. | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| F. | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | |
| Diabetes | M. | 3 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 2 | 1 | _ | _ |
| F. | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | 2 | |
| Vascular lesions of nervous system | M | 44 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 14 | 11 | 15 |
| F. | 73 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | 17 | 45 | |
| Coronary disease, angina | M. | 124 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 9 | 46 | 40 | 29 |
| F. | 88 | - | - | - | - | - | 20 | 31 | 37 | |
| Hypertension with heart disease | M. | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | _ |
| F. | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 8 |