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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

Hayes and Harlington 1957

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hayes]

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Table: CAUSES OF DEATH DURING 1957

CAUSES OF DEATH DURING 1957

Cause of DeathHal eFemale
All causes278232
1.Tuberculosis, respiratory34
2.Tuberculosis, other1-
3.Syphilitic disease--
4.Diphtheria--
5.hooping Cough--
6.Meningococcal infection--
7.Acute Poliomyelit is--
8.Measles--
9.Other infective and parasitic diseases-1
10.Malignant neoplasm. stomach66
11.Malignant neoplasm lung, bronchus302
12.Malignant neoplasm, breast-9
13.Malignant neopla.sm. uterus-5
14.Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms3030
15.Leukaemia, aleukaemia22
16.Diabetes-1
17.Vascular lesions of nervous system1927
18.Coronary disease, angina6030
19.Hypertension with heart disease38
20.Other heart disease2533
21.Other circulatory diseases713
22.Influenza34
23.Pneumonia1619
24.Bronchitis2713
25.Other diseases of respiratory system2-
26Ulcer of stomach and duodenum3-
27.Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea--
28.Nephritis and nephrosis32
29.Hyperplasia of prostate2-
30.Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion--
31.Congenital malformations31
32.Other defined and ill defined diseases2214
33.Motor vehicle accidents53
34.All other accidents32
35.Suicide32
36.Homicide and operations of way-1
Deaths of Infants Legitimate68
Illegitimate1-
Total78