Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall]
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Causes of Death, 1958
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Male | Female | Total 1958 | Total 1957 | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. Tuberculosis, respiratory | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 |
2. Tuberculosis, other | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
3. Syphilitic disease | 1 | 2 | ||
4. Diphtheria | ||||
5. Whooping cough | - | - | - | - |
6. Meningococcal infections | - | - | - | - |
7. Acute poliomyelitis | - | - | - | - |
8. Measles | - | - | - | |
9. Other infective and parasitic diseases | - | 3 | ||
10/15. Cancer (all forms) | 91 | 48 | 113 | |
16. Diabetes | - | 5 | ||
17. Vascular lesions of nervous system | 24 | 45 | 69 | 56 |
46 | 97 | 116 | ||
19/20. Heart disease | 33 | 49 | 82 | 122 |
21. Other circulatory disease | 27 | 33 | 60 | 49 |
22. Influenza | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
23. Pneumonia | 17 | 26 | 43 | 64 |
24. Bronchitis | 28 | 9 | 37 | 38 |
25. Other diseases of respiratory system | 6 | 6 | 12 | 3 |
26. Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 6 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
27. Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhœa | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
28. Nephritis and nephrosis | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
29. Hyperplasia of prostate | 3 | - | 3 | 6 |
30. Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | - | - | ||
31. Congenital malformations | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 |
32. Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 16 | 24 | 40 | 43 |
33. Motor vehicle accidents | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
34. All other accidents | 7 | 7 | 14 | |
35. Suicide | - | 5 | 5 | 5 |
36. Homicide and operations of war | - | - | 1 | |
Total Deaths | 321 | 636 | 690 |
Deaths in Wards
Ward | Male | Female | Total |
---|---|---|---|
Waxlow Manor | |||
Northcote | 40 | ||
Hambrough | 46 | ||
Dormers Wells | 96 | ||
Glebe | 62 | 105 | |
Norwood Green | |||
Total |