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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 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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| Under 1 | 1-4 | 5-14 | 15- 24 | 25-44 | 45-64 | 65-74 | 75-over | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuberculosis, respiratory | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | 5 |
| Tuberculosis, other | - | - | — | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Syphilitic disease | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | 3 |
| Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Whooping Cough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Meningococcal Infection | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other Infective & parasitic diseases | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Cancer - stomach | - | - | - | - | — | 6 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| lung | - | - | - | 1 | - | 28 | 17 | 4 | 60 |
| breast | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | . |
| uterus | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| other | - | - | - | - | 3 | 22 | 17 | 11 | 53 |
| leukaemia | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Diabetes | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cerebral Haemorrhage, etc. | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 46 |
| Coronary disease, angina | - | - | - | - | 6 | 44 | 32 | 26 | 107 |
| Hypertension with heart disease | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 5 | 6 | 18 |
| Other heart disease | - | - | - | - | 1 | 10 | 7 | 24 | 42 |
| Other circulatory disease | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 6 | 16 | 28 |
| Influenza | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Pneumonia | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 26 |
| Bronchitis | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | 12 | 16 | 41 |
| Other respiratory diseases | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Ulcer of stomach & duodenum | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| Gastritis, enteritis, etc. | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| Nephritis and nephrosis | - | - | - | 2 | - | 3 | - | - | 6 |
| Prostatic enlargement | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Congenital malformations | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 6 |
| Other diseases | 9 | - | - | - | 1 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 46 |
| Motor vehicle accidents | - | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| All other accidents | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| Suicide | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | 4 |
| Homicide and war operations | - | " | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Total | 11 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 20 | 183 | 149 | 168 | 545 |
| Percentage of Total | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 33.6 | 27.3 | 30.8 |