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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 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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| Abridged List No. | Causes of deaths | Age in years | All ages | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 | 1 | 2-4 | 5-14 | 15-24 | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | 65-74 | 75 & over | |||||||||||||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | ||
| 1 | Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 | Cerebio-spinal fever | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| 3 | Scarlet fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | Whooping cough | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | -- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| 5 | Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | Tuberculosis of respiratory system | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 26 | 21 |
| 7 | Other tuberculosis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Syphilitic disease | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| 9 | Influenza | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | |
| 10 | Measles | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| 11 | Acute poliomyelitis, polioencephalitis | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | |
| 12 | Acute infectious encephalitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 13M, 16 (2)F | Cancer :-Buccal cavity and oesophagus | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | 2 | 4 | 9 | 5 |
| 13F | Uterus | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 3 | - | 2 | - | 5 | - | 5 | - | 17 |
| 14 | Stomach and duodenum | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | 3 | - | 6 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 15 |
| 15 | Breast | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | 6 | - | 3 | - | 3 | - | 3 | - | 19 |
| 16 (1) | Respiratory system | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | - | 2 | 13 | 9 |
| 16 (3) | Other sites | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 44 | 38 |
| 17 | Diabetes | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 18 | Cerebral vascular lesions | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 35 | 59 | 67 |
| 19 (1) | Chronic endocarditis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 23 |
| 19 (2) | Myocardial degeneration | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 25 | 31 | 43 | 46 |
| 19(3) | Coronary disease, angina pectoris | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | 14 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 17 | 56 | 35 |
| 19 (4) | Other diseases of the heart | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 17 | 25 |
| 20 | Other diseases of the circulatory system | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 6 | 2 | 5 | - | 4 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 24 | 21 |
| 21 | Bronchitis | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 7 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 52 | 29 | |
| 22 | Pneumonia (all forms) | 4 | 6 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 30 | 36 |
| 23 | Other diseases of the respiratory system. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | . | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 7 | 9 |
| 24 | Peptic ulcer | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | . | . | 1 | . | 5 | . | 2 | . | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 |
| 25 | Diarrhoea (under 2 years) | 4 | 7 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | - | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 5 | 7 |
| 26 | Appendicitis | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 1 | 1 | 2 | . | . | 1 | 3 |
| 27 (1) | Diseases of pharynx and tonsils | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| 27(2) | Cirrhosis of the liver | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| 27 (3) | Other diseases of jthe liver | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 1 | 1 | . | . | . | . | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 27(4) | Other diseases of the digestive system | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 1 | . | 2 | . | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 |
| 28 | Nephritis | - | - | - | - | - | . | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 8 |
| 29 (1) | Septic abortion | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 29(2) | Puerperal sepsis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 30(1) | Other abortion | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 30(2) | Other maternal causes | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 31 | Premature birth | 7 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 6 |
| 32 (1) | Injury at birth | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 2 |
| 32 (2) | Congenital malformations&infantile diseases | 12 | 10 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13 | 10 |
| 33 | Suicide | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | - | 3 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 8 | 3 |
| 34 | Road Traffic Accidents | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 35 | Other violent causes | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 22 |
| 36 (1) | Erysipelas | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 36 (2) | Purulent infection and septicaemia | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - |
| 36 (3) | Hodgkin’s disease | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 36 (5) | Other infective diseases | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 36 (6) | Rheumatic fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 36 (7) | Exophthalmic goitre | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 36 (8) | Diseases of the blood | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 4 | 5 | |
| 36 (9) | Diseases of the ear and mastoid antrum | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| 36 (10) | Pyelitis and diseases of the bladder | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 36 (11) | Diseases of the prostate | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | 7 | - | 11 | - |
| 36 (12) | Old age | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 17 |
| 36 (4,13,14) | Other causes | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16 |
| ALL CAUSES | 35 | 37 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | - | 4 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 27 | 22 | 70 | 49 | 115 | 63 | 131 | 127 | 151 | 234 | 555 | 565 | |
| 72 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 49 | 119 | 178 | 258 | 385 | 1,120 | ||||||||||||||
| Percentage of total deaths from all causes | 6.4 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 4.4 | 10.6 | 15.9 | 23.0 | 34.4 | ||||||||||||||