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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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Table: TABLE IDEATHS - 1964 CAUSES

TABLE I

DEATHS - 1964 CAUSES

Cause of DeathMalesFemales
1 Tuberculosis, respiratoryl1
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, stomach75
11 Malignant Neoplasm lung bronchus209
12. Malignant Neoplasm breast-10
13. Malignant Neoplasm uterus-5
14 Other Malignant and lymphatic neoplasms2734
15 Leukaemia, aleukemia61
16, Diabetes--
17 Vascular lesions of the nervous system2038
18 Coronary disease, angina6248
19 Hypertension with heart disease510
20 Other heart disease3041
21 Other circulatory disease2524
22 Influenza-1
23, Pneumonia2129
24 Bronchitis2312
25 Other diseases of respiratory system-2
26 Ulcer of stomach and duodenum12
27, Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea23
28 Nephritis and Nephrosis35
29,, Hyperplasia of prostate--
30, Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion--
31, Congenital malformations2-
32 Other defined and ill-defined diseases1815
33, Motor vehicle accidents31
34, All other accidents73
35, Suicide-2
36 Homicide and operations of war--
ALL CAUSES291303