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Heston and Isleworth 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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HESTON AND ISLEWORTH, 1948
Age and sex distribution of deaths TABLE IV.
| 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 | Cerebro-spinal fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | Scarlet fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | Whooping cough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | Tuberculosis of respiratory system | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | - | - | 1 | 22 | 13 |
| 7 | Other tuberculosis | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 3 |
| 8 | Syphilitic disease | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | Influenza | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 11 | Acute poliomyelitis, polioencephalitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - |
| 12 | Acute infectious encephalitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 13M, 16 (2)F | Cancer:—Buccal cavity and oesophagus | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | 7 | 2 |
| 13F | Uterus | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | 4 | - | 3 | - | 2 | - | 13 |
| 14 | Stomach and duodenum | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | 5 | - | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 11 |
| 15 | Breast | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | 7 | - | 6 | - | 3 | - | 20 |
| 16 (1) | Respiratory system | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 6 |
| 16 (3) | Other sites | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 11 | 41 | 33 |
| 17 | Diabetes | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 18 | Cerebral vascular lesions | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 22 | 23 | 41 | 48 | 74 |
| 19 (1) | Chronic endocarditis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 20 |
| 19 (2) | Myocardial degeneration | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 33 | 25 | 42 |
| 19 (3) | Coronary disease, angina pectoris | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 9 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 53 | 33 |
| 19(4) | Other diseases of the heart | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 5 | - | 4 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 20 | 28 |
| 20 | Other diseases of the circulatory system | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 19 |
| 21 | Bronchitis | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 13 | - | 12 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 38 | 13 |
| 22 | Pneumonia (all forms) | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 21 |
| 23 | Other diseases of the respiratory system | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 9 |
| 24 | Peptic ulcer | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 4 | - | 4 | 1 | - | - | 11 | 1 |
| 25 | Diarrhoea (under 2 years) | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| 26 | Appendicitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 3 | - |
| 27(1) | Diseases of pharynx and tonsils | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| 27 (2) | Cirrhosis of the liver | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 27 (3) | Other diseases of the liver | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 27(4) | Other diseases of the digestive system | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | 2 | 2 | 3 | - | 10 | 2 |
| 28 | Nephritis | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 |
| 29(1) | Septic abortion | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 29(2) | Puerperal sepsis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 30(1) | Other abortion | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 30(2) | Other maternal causes | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 31 | Premature birth | 6 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 3 |
| 32(1) | Injury at birth | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — |
| 32 (2) | Congenital malformations & infantile diseases | 15 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 17 | 8 |
| 33 | Suicide | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | 4 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 6 | 4 |
| 34 | Road Traffic Accidents | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 7 | 1 |
| 35 | Other violent causes | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 14 |
| 36(1) | Erysipelas | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 36 (2) | Purulent infection and septicaemia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| 36 (3) | Hodgkin's disease | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ??? | - |
| 36(5) | Other infective diseases | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| 36(6) | Rheumatic fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | 1 |
| 36 (7) | Exophthalmic goitre | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 36 (8) | Diseases of the blood | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 7 | 4 |
| 36 (9) | Diseases of the ear and mastoid antrum | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| 36 (10) | Pyelitis and diseases of the bladder | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 36 (11) | Diseases of the prostate | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 3 | - | 5 | - | 10 | - |
| 36 (12) | Old age | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 13 |
| (4, 13, 14) | Other causes | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 |
| ALL CAUSES | 31 | 15 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 13 | 26 | 12 | 44 | 33 | 102 | 51 | 114 | 110 | 137 | 194 | 491 | 446 | |
| 46 | 3 | - | 13 | 19 | 33 | 38 | 77 | 153 | 224 | 331 | 937 | ||||||||||||||
| Percentage of total deaths from all causes | 4.9 | 0.3 | - | 1.4 | 2.0 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 8.2 | 16.3 | 23.9 | 35.3 | ||||||||||||||