London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1967
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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| Cause of death | Deaths, 1967 | Total Deaths, 1966 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Total | ||
| Tuberculosis, respiratory | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 |
| Tuberculosis, other | 1 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Syphilitic disease | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Diphtheria | - | - | - | - |
| Whooping-cough | - | - | - | 1 |
| Meningococcal infections | - | - | - | - |
| Acute poliomyelitis | - | - | - | - |
| Measles | - | - | - | - |
| Other infective and parasitic diseases | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 50 | 28 | 78 | 85 |
| Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | 164 | 22 | 186 | 246 |
| Malignant neoplasm, breast | - | 75 | 75 | 75 |
| Malignant neoplasm, uterus | - | 28 | 28 | 19 |
| Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 204 | 152 | 356 | 342 |
| Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 8 | 7 | 15 | 22 |
| Diabetes | 6 | 16 | 22 | 28 |
| Vascular lesions of nervous system | 140 | 198 | 338 | 414 |
| Coronary disease, angina | 470 | 297 | 767 | 791 |
| Hypertension with heart disease | 12 | 30 | 42 | 39 |
| Other heart disease | 109 | 212 | 321 | 304 |
| Other circulatory disease | 81 | 103 | 184 | 194 |
| Influenza | - | - | - | 7 |
| Pneumonia | 100 | 163 | 263 | 293 |
| Bronchitis | 117 | 43 | 160 | 174 |
| Other diseases of respiratory system | 12 | 10 | 22 | 31 |
| Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 16 | 8 | 24 | 31 |
| Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | 5 | 11 | 16 | 20 |
| Nephritis and nephrosis | 8 | 9 | 17 | 18 |
| Hyperplasia of prostate | 5 | - | 5 | 4 |
| Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | - | - | - | - |
| Congenital malformations | 24 | 19 | 43 | 22 |
| Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 107 | 142 | 249 | 283 |
| Motor vehicle accidents | 32 | 13 | 45 | 44 |
| All other accidents | 22 | 13 | 35 | 36 |
| Suicide | 15 | 16 | 31 | 29 |
| Homicides and operations of war | 2 | - | 2 | 5 |
| Totals | 1,717 | 1,621 | 3,338 | 3,579 |