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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 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | 4 |
| Tuberculosis, other | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Syphilitic disease | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Whooping Cough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Meningococcal Infection | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Measles | - | - | ~ | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other infective and parasitic diseases | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| Cancer - stomach | - | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 |
| lung | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| breast | - | - | - | - | 3 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 17 |
| uterus | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| other | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 50 |
| leukaemia | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 5 |
| Diabetes | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Cerebral haemorrhage, etc. | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 12 | 15 | 51 | 80 |
| Coronary disease, angina | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 18 | 33 | 60 |
| Hypertension with heart disease | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Other heart disease | - | - | - | - | 1 | 10 | 11 | 54 | 76 |
| Other circulatory disease | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 9 | 26 | 45 |
| Influenza | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 6 | 11 | 19 |
| Pneumonia | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 6 | 26 | 36 |
| Bronchitis | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 7 | 12 | 21 |
| Other respiratory diseases | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 |
| Gastritis, enteritis, etc. | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Nephritis and nephrosis | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| Prostatic enlargement | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Congenital malformation | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other disease | 6 | - | - | - | 1 | 14 | 9 | 33 | 63 |
| Motor vehicle accidents | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| All other accidents | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| Suicide | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 6 |
| Homicide and war operations | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 106 | 122 | 298 | 557 |
| Percentage of Total | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 19.0 | 21.8 | 53.5 |