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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 | — | — | l | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | |
| 34 | Road traffic accidents | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | l | — | l | 1 | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | 3 | l | 15 | 4 |
| 35 | Other violent causes | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 3 | — | 6 | 4 | 6 | 35 | 32 |
| 36 (1) | Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 36 (2) | Purulent infection and septicaemia | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 2 |
| 36 (3) | Hodgkin's disease | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 36 (5) | Other infective diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 36 (6) | Rheumatic fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| 36 (7) | Exophthalmic goitre | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 36 (8) | Diseases of the blood | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | 2 |
| 36 (9) | Diseases of the ear and mastoid antrum | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 |
| 36 (10) | Pyelitis and diseases of the bladder | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | 2 |
| 36 (11) | Diseases of the prostate | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | — | 6 | — |
| 36 (12) | Old Age | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 15 | 8 | 17 | 8 |
| 36 (4,13,14) | Other causes | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 10 | 9 |
| ALL CAUSES | 40 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 25 | 21 | 70 | 41 | 97 | 53 | 138 | 92 | 137 | 156 | 543 | 417 | |
| 71 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 19 | 46 | 111 | 150 | 230 | 293 | 960 | ||||||||||||||
| Percentage of total deaths from all causes | 7.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 4.8 | 11.6 | 15.6 | 24.0 | 30.5 | ||||||||||||||
Deaths due to war operations M—26; F—24.
age and sex distribution of deaths, 1945.
| 1 | Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | Cerebro-spinal fever | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| 3 | Scarlet fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | Whooping cough | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| 6 | Tuberculosis of respiratory system | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 26 | 17 |
| 7 | Other tuberculosis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 |
| 8 | Syphilitic disease | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 7 | 1 |
| 9 | Influenza | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Measles | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| 11 | Acute poliomyelitis, polioencephalitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 12 | Acute infectious encephalitis | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| 13m, 16(2) f | Cancer:— Buccal cavity and oesophagus | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| 13f | Uterus | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 9 |
| 14 | Stomach and duodenum | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | — | 18 | 6 |
| 15 | Breast | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 4 | — | 8 | 1 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | 20 |
| 16(1) | Respiratory system | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 5 | — | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 6 |
| 16 (3) | Other sites | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 47 | 26 |
| 17 | Diabetes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 18 | Cerebral vascular lesions | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 34 | 40 |
| 19 (1) | Chronic endocarditis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 21 |
| 19(2) | Myocardial degeneration | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 9 | 4 | 18 | 20 | 43 | 55 | 72 | 79 |