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 Brentford and Chiswick]
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TABLE I
DEATHS - 1964 CAUSES
Cause of Death | Males | Females |
---|---|---|
1 Tuberculosis, respiratory | l | 1 |
2 Tuberculosis, other | - | - |
3. Syphilitic Disease | - | 1 |
4, Diphtheria | - | - |
5 Whooping Cough | - | - |
6 Meningococcal Infections | - | - |
7 Acute Poliomyelitis | - | - |
8. Measles | - | - |
9, Other infective and Parasitic Diseases | - | 1 |
10 Malignant Neoplasm, stomach | 7 | 5 |
11 Malignant Neoplasm lung bronchus | 20 | 9 |
12. Malignant Neoplasm breast | - | 10 |
13. Malignant Neoplasm uterus | - | 5 |
14 Other Malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 27 | 34 |
15 Leukaemia, aleukemia | 6 | 1 |
16, Diabetes | - | - |
17 Vascular lesions of the nervous system | 20 | 38 |
18 Coronary disease, angina | 62 | 48 |
19 Hypertension with heart disease | 5 | 10 |
20 Other heart disease | 30 | 41 |
21 Other circulatory disease | 25 | 24 |
22 Influenza | - | 1 |
23, Pneumonia | 21 | 29 |
24 Bronchitis | 23 | 12 |
25 Other diseases of respiratory system | - | 2 |
26 Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 1 | 2 |
27, Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | 2 | 3 |
28 Nephritis and Nephrosis | 3 | 5 |
29,, Hyperplasia of prostate | - | - |
30, Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | - | - |
31, Congenital malformations | 2 | - |
32 Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 18 | 15 |
33, Motor vehicle accidents | 3 | 1 |
34, All other accidents | 7 | 3 |
35, Suicide | - | 2 |
36 Homicide and operations of war | - | - |
ALL CAUSES | 291 | 303 |