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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 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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DEATHS
Causes of Deaths, 1964
| Cause of Death | Deaths, 1964 | Total Deaths 1963 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Total | ||
| Tuberculosis, Respiratory | 4 | – | 4 | 13 |
| Tuberculosis, Other | – | – | – | – |
| Syphilitic Disease | 1 | – | 1 | – |
| Diphtheria | – | – | – | – |
| Whooping Cough | – | – | – | – |
| Meningococcal Infections | – | – | – | – |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | – | – | – | – |
| Measles | – | – | – | – |
| Other Infective and Parasitic Diseases | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| Malignant Neoplasm, Stomach | 38 | 15 | 53 | 45 |
| „ „ Lung, Bronchus | 87 | 13 | 100 | 125 |
| Breast | – | 40 | 40 | 42 |
| Uterus | – | 9 | 9 | 20 |
| Other Malignant Lymphatic Neoplasms | 99 | 114 | 213 | 193 |
| Leukaemia, Aleukaemia | 8 | 5 | 13 | 16 |
| Diabetes | 4 | 7 | 11 | 13 |
| Vascular Lesions of Nervous System | 105 | 146 | 251 | 297 |
| Coronary Disease, Angina | 266 | 163 | 429 | 470 |
| Hypertension with Heart Disease | 16 | 20 | 36 | 31 |
| Other Heart Diseases | 87 | 123 | 210 | 278 |
| Other Circulatory Disease | 38 | 57 | 95 | 100 |
| Influenza | 1 | – | 1 | 5 |
| Pneumonia | 77 | 67 | 144 | 176 |
| Bronchitis | 80 | 35 | 115 | 150 |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory System | 7 | 4 | 11 | 25 |
| Ulcer of Stomach and Duodenum | 5 | 7 | 12 | 6 |
| Gastritis, Enteritis and Diarrhoea | 2 | 10 | 12 | 10 |
| Nephritis and Nephrosis | 4 | – | 4 | 10 |
| Hyperplasia of Prostate | 10 | – | 10 | 4 |
| Pregnancy, Childbirth, Abortion | – | – | – | – |
| Congenital Malformations | 8 | 6 | 14 | 20 |
| Other Defined and Ill-defined Diseases | 63 | 76 | 139 | 149 |
| Motor Vehicle Accidents | 22 | 10 | 32 | 26 |
| All other Accidents | 11 | 13 | 24 | 38 |
| Suicide | 14 | 7 | 21 | 28 |
| Homicides and Operations of War | – | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 1,059 | 950 | 2009 | 2,300 |