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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 1959
[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 | 1 | 1 | - | 3 |
| Tuberculosis, other | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Syphilitic disease | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Whooping Cough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Meningococcal Infection | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other Infective and parasitic diseases | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cancer -stomach | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 4 | 4 | 17 |
| lung | - | - | - | - | 3 | 26 | 21 | 9 | 59 |
| breast | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| uterus | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| other | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 55 |
| leukaemia | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | 6 |
| Diabetes | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Cerebral Haemorrhage, etc. | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 19 | 16 | 44 |
| Coronary disease , angina | - | - | - | - | 3 | 55 | 36 | 27 | 121 |
| Hypertension with heart disease | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 8 | 11 | 21 |
| Other heart disease | - | - | - | - | 2 | 7 | 14 | 28 | 51 |
| Other circulatory disease | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 4 | 11 | 20 |
| Influenza | - | - | 1 | - | - | 5 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
| Pneumonia | - | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | 8 | 13 | 25 |
| Bronchitis | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 14 | 17 | 41 |
| Other respiratory diseases | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| Gastritis, enteritis, etc. | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 3 |
| Nephritis and nephrosis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Prostatic enlargement | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 5 |
| Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Congenital malformations | 4 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 6 |
| Other diseases | 9 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 52 |
| Motor vehicle accidents | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| All other accidents | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 4 | - | 1 | 7 |
| Suicide | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 2 | - | 6 |
| Homicide and war operations | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Total | 13 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 174 | 171 | 203 | 590 |
| Percentage of Total | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 3.1 | 29.5 | 29.0 | 34.4 |