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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 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hayes]
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CAUSES OF DEATHS SHOWN IN AGE GROUPS 1962
| Age in years | 0-9 | 10-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-59 | 60-69 | 70-79 | 80-89 | 90 and over | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cerebral accident | M | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| F | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 6 | 1 | |
| Malignant disease (all forms) | M | - | 2 | - | 1 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 14 | 1 | - |
| F | - ' | 1 | - | 1 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 3 | 1 | |
| Cancer of the lung | M | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 1 | - |
| F | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | |
| Heart disease | M | 5 | 1 | - | 1 | 6 | 27 | 35 | 21 | 12 | 1 |
| F | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 4 | 16 | 27 | 22 | 7 | |
| Respiratory disease (other than cancer) | M | 5 | - | - | - | 3 | 4 | 13 | 23 | 12 | 1 |
| F | 5 | - | - | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 5 | |
| Road accident | M | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | - |
| F | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Home accident | M | _ | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Suicide | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| All causes | M | *20 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 60 | 72 | 68 | 31 | 3 |
| F | #10 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 29 | 46 | 65 | 47 | 15 |
* Including 17 infant deaths. # Including 8 infant deaths.
This table was compiled from local figures and may differ from the total given by the Registrar
General on page 8.
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