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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
Hillingdon 1966
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hillingdon]
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Statistics, Infectious Diseases, Health Control Unit London (Heathrow) Airport
Infant Mortality-contd.
| Date of Death | Age | Sex | Cause of Death |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15.10.66 | 5 months | F | Bronchopneumonia |
| 20.9.66 | 6 months | Chronic malabsorption—lactose intolerance | |
| 21.5.66 | 9 months | Congenital heart disease | |
| 13.8.66 | 9 months | F | Bronchopneumonia—congenital heart disease—mongolism |
| 25.11.66 | 9 months | Bronchiolitis | |
| 28.10.66 | 11 months | Bronchopneumonia |
DEATHS FROM CANCER
| Male | Female | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 1965 | 1966 | 1965 | 1966 | 1965 | |
| Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 31 | 24 | 11 | 60 | 35 | |
| Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | 107 | 132 | 26 | 27 | 133 | 159 |
| Malignant neoplasm, breas | 1 | — | 40 | 34 | 41 | 34 |
| Malignant neoplasm, uterus | — | — | 16 | 11 | 16 | 11 |
| Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 124 | 112 | 81 | 87 | 205 | 199 |
| Totals | 263 | 268 | 192 | 170 | 455 | 438 |
Rates per 1,000 of population
Hillingdon
All causes 1.95
Lung and bronchus 0.57
England and Wales
All causes 2.25
Lung and bronchus 0.56