Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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Abridged List No. | Cause of Death | Male | Female | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
B.1. | Tuberculosis, respiratory | 3 | 4 | 7 |
B.2. | Tuberculosis, other | - | - | - |
B.3. | Syphilitic disease | 1 | - | 1 |
B.8. | Diphtheria | - | - | - |
B.9. | Whooping Cough | - | - | - |
B.10. | Meningococcal Infections | 1 | - | 1 |
B.12. | Acute Poliomyelitis | 1 | - | 1 |
B.14. | Measles | - | - | - |
B. 4-7, 11 | ||||
15-17 | Other Infective and parasitic diseases | - | 2 | 2 |
B.18. | Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 17 | 14 | 31 |
Malignant neoplasm, lungs | 59 | 9 | 68 | |
Malignant neoplasm, breast | - | 17 | 17 | |
Malignant neoplasm, uterus | - | 6 | 6 | |
Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 55 | 50 | 105 | |
Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 6 | 5 | 11 | |
B.20 | Diabetes | 1 | 3 | 4 |
B.22 | Vascular Lesions of nervous system | 44 | 80 | 124 |
B.26 pt. | Coronary disease angina | 121 | 60 | 181 |
B.28 | Hypertension with heart disease | 21 | 14 | 35 |
B.25 | ||||
26 pt. 27 | Other heart disease | 57 | 76 | 127 |
B.29 | ||||
46 pt. | Other circulatory disease | 20 | 45 | 65 |
B.30 | Influenza | 18 | 19 | 37 |
B.31 | Pneumonia | 25 | 36 | 61 |
B.32 | Bronchitis | 41 | 21 | 62 |
B.46 pt. | Other respiratory diseases | 6 | 5 | 11 |
B.33 | Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 9 | 2 | 11 |
B.36 | ||||
43 pt. | Gastritis, enteritis, diarrhoea | 3 | 3 | 6 |
B.38 | Nephritis and nephrosis | 1 | 2 | 3 |
B.39 | Hyperplasia of prostate | 5 | - | 5 |
B.40 | Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | - | 1 | 1 |
B.41 | Congenital malformations | 6 | - | 6 |
Residual | Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 52 | 63 | 115 |
B.E. 47 | Motor vehicle accidents | 9 | 5 | 14 |
B.E. 48 | All other accidents | 7 | 9 | 16 |
B.E. 49 | Suicide | 6 | 6 | 12 |
B.E. 50 | Homicide and operations of war | 1 | - | 1 |
Total | 590 | 557 | 1,147 |