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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
Willesden 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Table 18 Bronchitis: Deaths
| Year | Males | Females | Total | Rate per 100,000 population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | 28 | 30 | 58 | 31 |
| 1946 | 81 | 55 | 136 | 80 |
| 1952 | 103 | 72 | 175 | 97 |
| 1953 | 103 | 59 | 162 | 91 |
| 1954 | 80 | 41 | 121 | 68 |
| 1955 | 75 | 60 | 135 | 77 |
| 1956 | 91 | 53 | 144 | 82 |
| 1957 | 78 | 41 | 119 | 68 |
| 1958 | 89 | 41 | 130 | 75 |
| 1959 | 106 | 27 | 133 | 78 |
| 1960 | 67 | 26 | 93 | 54 |
Table 19
Cancer of the lung and bronchus: Deaths
| Year | Males | Females | Total | Rate per 100,000 Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | 38 | 7 | 45 | 24 |
| 1946 | 41 | 8 | 49 | 29 |
| 1952 | 57 | 18 | 75 | 42 |
| 1953 | 67 | 8 | 75 | 42 |
| 1954 | 60 | 16 | 76 | 43 |
| 1955 | 77 | 19 | 96 | 55 |
| 1956 | 74 | 15 | 89 | 51 |
| 1957 | 93 | 16 | 109 | 63 |
| 1958 | 81 | 21 | 102 | 59 |
| 1959 | 94 | 12 | 106 | 62 |
| 1960 | 83 | 16 | 99 | 57 |
Table 20
Tuberculosis: New cases and deaths by age groups (Deaths in brackets)
| Age groups | New cases | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory | Non-respiratory | |||
| Male | Female | Male | Female | |
| Under 1 | 1 (-) | 1 (-) | - (-) | - (-) |
| 1 to 5 | 4 (-) | - (-) | - (-) | - (-) |
| 5 to 10 | 4 (-) | 3 (-) | 1 (-) | - (-) |
| 10 to 15 | - (-) | - (-) | - (-) | - (-) |
| 15 to 20 | 3 (-) | 2 (-) | 1 (-) | 1 (-) |
| 20 to 25 | 14 (-) | 15 (-) | 2 (-) | 4 (-) |
| 25 to 35 | 18 (-) | 14 (1) | 1 (-) | 2 (-) |
| 35 to 45 | 11 (2) | 6 (-) | 2 (-) | 4 (-) |
| 45 to 55 | 15 (-) | 7 (2) | 1 (-) | - (-) |
| 55 to 65 | 7 (1) | 4 (-) | - (-) | 1 (-) |
| 65 and upwards | 7 (3) | 4 (2) | - (-) | 1 (-) |
| Totals | 84 (6) | 56 (5) | 8 (-) | 13 (-) |