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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

Twickenham 1959

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Twickenham]

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Table: Table 4.Main Causes of DeathAn analysis of the death returns reveals the following main causes of death:

Table 4.

Main Causes of Death

An analysis of the death returns reveals the following main causes of death:

DiseasePercent age of total deathsDeath rate per 1,000 of the population
Diseases of heart and circulatory system39.494.79
Intra-cranial vascular lesions13.771.67
Bronchitis, Pneumonia, and other respiratory diseases12.981.57
Cancer18.712.27
Violence4.140.50
Tuberculosis0.640.08