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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
Ealing 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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DEATHS Causes of Deaths, 1955
| Cause of Death | Deaths, 1955 | Total Deaths 1954 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Total | ||
| Tuberculosis, Respiratory | 14 | 3 | 17 | 19 |
| Tuberculosis, Other | 3 | - | 3 | 1 |
| Syphilitic Disease | 3 | - | 3 | 5 |
| Diphtheria | - | - | - | - |
| Whooping Cough | - | - | - | - |
| Meningococcal Infections | - | - | - | - |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | 1 | - | 1 | 2 |
| Measles | - | - | - | - |
| Other Infective and Parasitic Diseases | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Malignant Neoplasm, Stonach | 26 | 30 | 56 | 46 |
| " Lung, Bronchus | 67 | 19 | 86 | 85 |
| " " Breast | 43 | 43 | 44 | |
| " " Uterus | - | 12 | 12 | 9 |
| Other Malignant Lymphatic Neoplasms | 88 | 84 | 172 | 201 |
| Leukaemia, Aleukaemia | 7 | 6 | 13 | 14 |
| Diabetes | 5 | 13 | 18 | 13 |
| Vascular Lesions of Nervous System | 103 | 154 | 257 | 225 |
| Coronary Disease. Angina | 178 | 99 | 277 | 300 |
| Hypertension with Heart Disease | 24 | 28 | 52 | 35 |
| Other Heart Disease | 105 | 144 | 249 | 238 |
| Other Circulatory Disease | 38 | 45 | 83 | 69 |
| Influenza | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| Pneumonia | 38 | 41 | 79 | 54 |
| Bronchitis | 73 | 42 | 115 | 106 |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory System | 11 | 8 | 19 | 14 |
| Ulcer of Stomach and Duodenum | 20 | 8 | 28 | 18 |
| Gastritis Enteritis and Diarrhoea | 5 | 4 | 9 | 5 |
| Nephritis and Nephrosis | 7 | 7 | 14 | 11 |
| Hyperplasia of Prostate | 10 | - | 10 | 10 |
| Pregnancy Childbirth,Abortion | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| Congenital Malformations | 8 | 11 | 19 | 12 |
| Other Defined and Ill-Defined Diseases | 68 | 90 | 158 | 118 |
| Motor Vehicle Accidents | 15 | 6 | 21 | 24 |
| All other Accidents | 17 | 13 | 30 | 38 |
| Suicide | 15 | 7 | 22 | 30 |
| Homicides and Operations of War | 2 | - | 2 | 2 |
| Totals | 953 | 93 | 1,876 | 1,751 |