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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 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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DEATHS Causes of Death, 1956
| Cause of Death | Deaths. 1956 | Total Deaths 1955 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Total | ||
| Tuberculosis Respiratory | 17 | 4 | 21 | 17 |
| Tuberculosis, Other | 1 | - | 1 | 3 |
| Syphilitic Disease | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| Diphtheria | - | - | - | - |
| Whooping Cough | - | - | - | - |
| Meningococcal Infections | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | - | - | - | 1 |
| Measles | - | - | - | - |
| Other Infective and Parasitic Diseases | - | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Malignant Neoplasm, Stomach | 23 | 22 | 45 | 56 |
| Lung Bronchus | 54 | 8 | 62 | 86 |
| Breast | - | 34 | 34 | 43 |
| Uterus | - | 14 | 14 | 12 |
| Other Malignant Lymphatic Neoplasms | 89 | 85 | 174 | 172 |
| Leukaemia Aleukaemia | 7 | 4 | 11 | 13 |
| Diabetes | 2 | 7 | 9 | 18 |
| Vascular Lesions of Nervous System | 113 | 136 | 249 | 257 |
| Coronary Disease. Angina | 203 | 118 | 321 | 277 |
| Hypertension with Heart Disease | 25 | 30 | 55 | 52 |
| Other Heart Disease | 112 | 186 | 298 | 249 |
| Other Circulatory Disease | 37 | 46 | 83 | 83 |
| Influenza | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| Pneumonia | 57 | 67 | 124 | 79 |
| Bronchitis | 72 | 35 | 107 | 115 |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory System | 7 | 7 | 14 | 19 |
| Ulcer of Stomach and Duodenum | 15 | 4 | 19 | 28 |
| Gastritis Enteritis and Diarrhoea | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9 |
| Nephritis and Nephrosis | 8 | 3 | 11 | 14 |
| Hyperplasia of Prostate | 11 | - | 11 | 10 |
| Pregnancy, Childbirth, Abortion | - | - | - | 1 |
| Congenital Malformations | 4 | 8 | 12 | 19 |
| Other Defined and Ill-Defined Diseases | 52 | 76 | 128 | 158 |
| Motor Vehicle Accidents | 22 | 6 | 28 | 21 |
| All other Accidents | 19 | 24 | 43 | 30 |
| Suicide | 12 | 10 | 22 | 22 |
| Homicides and Operations of War | - | - | - | 2 |
| Totals | 973 | 949 | 1, 922 | 1,876 |