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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
Hounslow 1965
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hounslow]
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| Cause of death | Total all ages | Age group Under 4 weeks | 4 weeks and under 1 year | 1-4 | 5-14 | 15-24 | 25-34 | 35-44 | Age group 45-54 | 55-64 | 65-74 | 75 and over | ||||||||||||
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| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
| Tuberculosis, respiratory | 5 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 3 | - | 1 | 1 |
| Tuberculosis, other | — | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Syphilitic disease | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Whooping cough | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Meningococcal infections | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Acute poliomyelitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Measles | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other infective and parasitic diseases | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 32 | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | 103 | 27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 44 | 8 | 30 | 7 | 14 | 7 |
| Malignant neoplasm, breast | - | 47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | 10 | - | 12 | - | 6 | - | 14 |
| Malignant neoplasm, uterus | — | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 3 | - | 3 | - | 7 | - | 5 |
| Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 116 | 101 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 21 | 27 | 30 | 26 | 47 | 31 |
| Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 7 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | |
| Diabetes | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Vascular lesions of nervous system | 96 | 144 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 7 | 23 | 34 | 52 | 97 |
| Coronary disease, angina | 293 | 159 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 8 | - | 31 | 2 | 96 | 22 | 96 | 48 | 60 | 87 |
| Hypertension with heart disease | 10 | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 13 |
| Other heart disease | 88 | 168 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 29 | 57 | 123 |
| Other circulatory disease | 52 | 54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 23 | 42 |
| Influenza | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| Pneumonia | 48 | 81 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 30 | 53 |
| Bronchitis | 82 | 32 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 29 | 8 | 31 | 16 |
| Other diseases of respiratory system | 21 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 6 | -_ | 5 | - | 8 | 2 |
| Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 7 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | 3 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Nephritis and nephrosis | 5 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Hyperplasia of prostate | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Congenital malformations | 13 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 63 | 87 | 14 | 18 | — | — | — | — | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 41 |
| Motor vehicle accidents | 21 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| All other accidents | 11 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | 3 | 7 |
| Suicide | 13 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | - | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Homicide and operations of war | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — |
| Total all causes | 1102 | 1028 | 25 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 28 | 21 | 91 | 62 | 254 | 114 | 299 | 220 | 365 | 565 |
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