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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 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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DEATHS Causes of Death 1960
| Cause of Death | Deaths, I960 | Total Deaths 1959 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Total | ||
| Tuberculosis, Respiratory | 8 | 2 | 10 | 5 |
| Tuberculosis, Other | 1 | – | 1 | 1 |
| Syphilitic Disease | 4 | – | 4 | – |
| Diphtheria | – | – | – | – |
| Whooping Cough | – | – | – | –– |
| Meningococcal Infections | – | – | – | – |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | – | – | – | – |
| Measles | – | – | – | – |
| Other Infective and Parasitic Diseases | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| Malignant Neoplasm, Stomach | 29 | 24 | 53 | 60 |
| Lung0 Br onchus | 89 | 20 | 109 | 104 |
| Breast | – | 45 | 45 | 38 |
| Uterus | – | 17 | 17 | 10 |
| Other Malignant Lymphatic Neoplasms | 108 | 106 | 214 | 181 |
| Leukaemia Aleukaemia | 6 | 7 | 13 | |
| Diabetes | 2 | 6 | 12 | |
| Vascular Lesions of Nervous System | 108 | 155 | 263 | 226 |
| Coronary Disease, Angina | 225 | 144 | 369 | 341 |
| Hypertension with Heart Disease | 17 | 22 | 39 | 28 |
| Other Heart Diseases | 114 | 175 | 289 | 221 |
| Other Circulatory Disease | 41 | 48 | 89 | 76 |
| Influenza | – | 3 | 3 | 29 |
| Pneumonia | 44 | 43 | 87 | 123 |
| Bronchitis | 86 | 25 | 111 | 141 |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory System | 10 | 3 | 13 | 21 |
| Ulcer of Stomach and Duodenum | 11 | 11 | 22 | 23 |
| Gastritis, Enteritis and Diarrhoea | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 |
| Nephritis and Nephrosis | 6 | 3 | 9 | 13 |
| Hyperplasia of Prostate | 9 | – | 9 | 11 |
| Pregnancy,, Childbirth, Abortion | – | 1 | 1 | – |
| Congenital Malformations | 7 | 12 | 19 | 17 |
| Other Defined and ill-Defined Diseases | 64 | 79 | 143 | 145 |
| Motor Vehicle Accidents | 26 | 8 | 34 | 28 |
| All other Accidents | 11 | 24 | 35 | 35 |
| Suicide | 13 | 14 | 27 | 27 |
| Homicides and Operations of War | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Totals | 1,046 | 1,004 | 2,0501 | 1,982 |