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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 1959

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hayes]

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Table: CAUSES OF DEATH DURING 1959

CAUSES OF DEATH DURING 1959

Cause of DeathMaleFemale
All causes304212
1.Tuberculosis, respiratory4_
2,Tuberculosis, other1-
3.Syphilitic disease--
4.Diphtheria--
5. 6.Whooping Cough Meningococcal infection--
7.Acute Poliomyelitis--
8.Measles--
9.Other infective and parasitic diseases1-
10.Malignant neoplasm, stomach138
11.Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus264
12.Malignant neoplasm, breast112
13.Malignant neoplasm, uterus-6
14.Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms3319
15.Leukaemia, aleukaemia13
16.Diabetes24
17.Vascular lesions of nervous system2137
18.Coronary disease, angina7331
19.Hypertension with heart disease53
20.Other heart diseases1831
21.Other circulatory diseases1019
22.Influenza67
23.Pneumonia912
24.Bronchitis2513
25.Other diseases of respiratory system43
26.Ulcer of stomach and duodenum42
27.Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea-2
28.Nephritis and nephrosis--
29.Hyperplasia of prostate2-
30.Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion-1
31.Congenital malformation42
32.Other defined and ill-defined diseases2614
33.Motor vehicle accidents8-
34.All other accidents48
35.Suicide31
36.Homicide and operations of war--

Table: Deaths of Infants:

Deaths of Infants:

Legitimate144
Illegitimate1-
Total154