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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
Brentford and Chiswick 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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Age Groups
| Male | Female | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 1963 | 1962 | 1961 | 1964 | 1963 | 1962 | 1961 | |
| Under 5 years | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aged 5 9 years | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| „ 10 - 14 „ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| „ 15 - 19 „ | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| „ 20 - 24 „ | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
| „ 25-29 „ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| „ 30 - 34 „ | - | 1 | 3 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| „ 35 -39 „ | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | - |
| „ 40 - 44 „ | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | - | 3 |
| „ 45- 49 „ | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| „ 50-54 „ | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 |
| „ 55 - 59 „ | 8 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 5 |
| „ 60 - 64 „ | 14 | 16 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 8 |
| „ 65-69 „ | 7 | 3 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 4 |
| „ 70 - 74 „ | 5 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 8 |
| „ 75-79 „ | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 |
| 80 84 „ | 2 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| „ 85 - 89 „ | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| „ 90-94 „ | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 60 | 65 | 81 | 71 | 64 | 74 | 74 | 63 |
Deaths from pulmonary tuberculosis fell from 4in 1963 to 2 in 1964 There were no deaths from non pulmonary tuberculosis
| Year | Numbep of deaths from.tuberculosis | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ma1e | Female | Total | |
| 1954 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 1955 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 1956 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 1957 | 4 | - | 4 |
| 1958 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 1959 | 2 | - | 2 |
| 1960 | 1 | - | 1 |
| 1961 | - | 1 | 1 |
| 1962 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 1963 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 1964 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
The total number of deaths from violent causesi e motor vehicle accidents all other accidents and suicide was 24 These included 4 road accidents 10 suicides (sevenby domestic gas poisoning self administered one by barbiturate poisoning one self inflicted knife wound and one by precipitating himself in front of a public service vehicle) and 10 other accidents The number of accidental deaths fell from 13 in 1963 to 10 in 1964 and the details of these are in the following table
| Female | age 79 | Barbiturate poisoning |
| Female | age 76 | Barbiturate poisoning |
| Female | age 75 | fall from window at home |
| Male | age 43 | barbiturate poisoning |
| Male | age 67 | coal gas poisoning |