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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
Heston and Isleworth 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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| 33 | Suicide | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | l | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 5 |
| 34 | Road traffic accidents | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 12 | 4 |
| 35 | Other violent causes | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 59 | 57 |
| 36 (1) | Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 36 (2) | Purulent infection and septicaemia | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 36 (3) | Hodgkin's disease | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| 36 (5) | Other infective diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 36 (6) | Rheumatic fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| 36 (7) | Exophthalmic goitre | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| 36 (8) | Diseases of the blood | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | 3 |
| 36 (9) | Diseases of the ear and mastoid antrum | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 |
| 36 (10) | Pyelitis and diseases of the bladder | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 5 | — | 1 | — | 7 | 3 |
| 36 (11) | Diseases of the prostate | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | — | 5 | — |
| 36 (12) | Old Age | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 36 (4,13,14) | Other causes | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 22 |
| ALL CAUSES | 37 | 40 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 48 | 49 | 59 | 46 | 123 | 77 | 142 | 125 | 128 | 172 | 608 | 591 | |
| 77 | 8 | 16 | 34 | 45 | 50 | 97 | 105 | 200 | 267 | 300 | 1,199 | ||||||||||||||
| Percentage of total deaths from all causes | 6.4 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 8.1 | 8.8 | 16.7 | 22.2 | 25.0 | ||||||||||||||
Deaths due to war operations M—44; F—47.
AGE AND SEX DISTRIBUTION OF DEATHS, 1941.
| 1 | Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | Cerebro-spinal fever | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| 3 | Scarlet fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | Whooping cough | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| 5 | Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | Tuberculosis of respiratory system | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 45 | 23 |
| 7 | Other tuberculosis | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | 4 |
| 8 | Syphilitic disease | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | Influenza | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| 10 | Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | Acute poliomyelitis, polioencephalitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 12 | Acute infectious encephalitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| 13m, 16(2)f | Cancer:— Buccal cavity and oesophagus | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 13f | Uterus | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 5 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 9 |
| 14 | Stomach and duodenum | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 13 |
| 15 | Breast | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | — | 3 | 1 | 15 |
| 16 (1) | Respiratory system | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | — | 2 | 1 | 17 | 6 |
| 16 (3) | Other sites | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 25 | 38 |
| 17 | Diabetes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 18 | Cerebral vascular lesions | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 32 | 42 |
| 19 (1) | Chronic endocarditis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 19 |
| 19 (2) | Myocardial degeneration | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 19 | 47 | 41 | 56 |