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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 1964

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]

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TABLES

Table: Table 1 DEATHSCauses:

Table 1 DEATHS

Causes:

MalesFemalesTotal
1.Tuberculosis (respiratory)415
2.Tuberculosis (other)2—2
3.Syphilitic disease112
4.Diphtheria———
5.Whooping Cough———
6.Meningococcal infections1—1
7.Acute poliomyelitis———
8.Measles———
9.Other infective and parasitic diseases235
10.Malignant neoplasm, stomach291544
11.Malignant neoplasm, lung bronchus9926125
12.Malignant neoplasm, breast—3434
13.Malignant neoplasm, uterus—1515
14.Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms7977156
15.Leukaemia, aleukaemia448
16.Diabetes7411
17.Vascular lesions of nervous system6096156
18.Coronary disease, angina241130371
19.Hypertension, with heart disease61218
20.Other heart disease5069119
21.Other circulatory disease355691
22.Influenza———
23.Pneumonia5451105
24.Bronchitis8029109
25.Other diseases of respiratory system12517
26.Ulcer of stomach and duodenum516
27.Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea7512
28.Nephritis and nephrosis5611
29.Hyperplasia of prostate8—8
30.Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion—11
31.Congenital malformations81018
32.Other defined and ill-defined diseases6384147
33.Motor vehicle accidents12820
34.All other accidents211738
35.Suicide151227
36.Homicide and operations of war-22
TOTAL9107741,684