Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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| Cause of Death | Deaths, 1952 | Total Deaths 1951 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Total | ||
| Tuberculosis, Respiratory | 24 | 13 | 37 | 30 |
| Tuberculosis, Other | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Syphilitic Disease | 8 | 3 | 11 | 4 |
| Diphtheria | – | – | – | – |
| Whooping Cough | – | – | – | 1 |
| Meningococcal Infections | – | 1 | 1 | – |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | – | – | – | 1 |
| Measles | – | – | – | 1 |
| Other Infective and Parasitic Diseases | 2 | – | 2 | 8 |
| Malignant Neoplasm, Stomach | 27 | 22 | 49 | 56 |
| ,, ,, Lung, Bronchus | 48 | 4 | 52 | 69 |
| Breast | – | 39 | 39 | 34 |
| „ Uterus | – | 17 | 17 | 7 |
| Other Malignant Lymphatic Neoplasms | 97 | 97 | 194 | 168 |
| Leukaemia, Aleukaemia | 8 | 4 | 12 | 5 |
| Diabetes | 7 | 6 | 13 | 12 |
| Vascular Lesions of Nervous System | 118 | 145 | 263 | 225 |
| Coronary Disease, Angina | 159 | 83 | 242 | 258 |
| Hypertension with Heart Disease | 17 | 31 | 48 | 72 |
| Other Heart Disease | 84 | 150 | 234 | 300 |
| Other Circulatory Disease | 43 | 54 | 97 | 66 |
| Influenza | 1 | 6 | 7 | 26 |
| Pneumonia | 45 | 56 | 101 | 93 |
| Bronchitis | 69 | 41 | 110 | 142 |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory System | 9 | 6 | 15 | 19 |
| Ulcer of Stomach and Duodenum | 13 | 9 | 22 | 17 |
| Gastritis, Enteritis and Diarrhoea | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| Nephritis and Nephrosis | 6 | 3 | 9 | 20 |
| Hyperplasia of Prostate | 11 | – | 11 | 12 |
| Pregnancy, Childbirth, Abortion | – | 1 | 1 | – |
| Congenital Malformations | 10 | 11 | 21 | 15 |
| Other Defined and Ill-Defined Diseases | 62 | 90 | 152 | 108 |
| Motor Vehicle Accidents | 13 | 3 | 16 | 21 |
| All other Accidents | 20 | 32 | 52 | 54 |
| Suicide | 8 | 1 | 9 | 8 |
| Homicide and Operations of War | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals | 916 | 932 | 1,848 | 1,983 |