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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

Brent 1965

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brent]

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Table: TABLESTable 1 DEATHSCauses:

TABLES

Table 1 DEATHS

Causes:

MalesFemalesTotal
1. Tuberculosis (respiratory)611
2. Tuberculosis (other)3—3
3. Syphilitic disease224
4. Diphtheria———
5. Whooping Cough———
6. Meningococcal infections———
7. Acute poliomyelitis———
8. Measles———
9. Other infective and parasitic diseases639
10. Malignant neoplasm, stomach463076
11. Malignant neoplasm, lung bronchus6831199
12. Malignant neoplasm, breast16061
13. Malignant neoplasm, uterus—2222
14. Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms163160323
15. Leukaemia, aleukaemia91423
16. Diabetes91625
17. Vascular lesions of nervous system127223350
18. Coronary disease, angina396221617
19. Hypertension, with heart disease62127
20. Other heart disease66135201
21. Other circulatory disease65108173
22. Influenza—11
23. Pneumonia8585170
24. Bronchitis12044164
25. Other diseases of respiratory system22931
26. Ulcer of stomach and duodenum121022
27. Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea81018
28. Nephritis and nephrosis4711
29. Hyperplasia of prostate11—11
30. Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion—33
31. Congenital malformations181230
32. Other defined and ill-defined diseases122133255
33. Motor vehicle accidents281240
34. All other accidents291645
35. Suicide172037
36. Homicide and operations of war112
TOTAL1,5501,4102,960