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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 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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TABLE III
CAUSES OF DEATH (MALES) AT CERTAIN AGES, 1960
| under 1 | 1-4 | 5- 14 | 16-24 | 25- 44 | 46-64 | 65-74 | 75-over | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuberculosis, respiratory | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | 3 |
| Tuberculosis, other | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Syphilitic disease | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Whooping Cough | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Meningococcal Infection | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other Infective and parasitic diseases | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cancer - stomach | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 4 | 4 | 14 |
| lung | - | - | - | - | 32 | 12 | 9 | 53 | |
| breast | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| uterus | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| other | - | - | - | - | 3 | 16 | 21 | 18 | 58 |
| leukaemia | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Diabetes | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Cerebral Haemorrhage, etc. | - | - | - | 2 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 42 | |
| Coronary disease, angina | - | - | - | 3 | 56 | 32 | 33 | 124 | |
| Hypertension with heart disease | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | |||||
| Other heart disease | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 16 | 36 | 56 |
| Other circulatory disease | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 8 | 8 | 20 |
| Influenza | - | - | - | - | - | _ | 1 | 1 | |
| Pneumonia | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | 6 | 11 | 21 | |
| Bronchitis | - | - | - | - | 9 | 16 | 21 | 46 | |
| Other respiratory diseases | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | ||
| Ulcer of Stomach and duodenum | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| Gastritis, enteritis, etc. | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | ||
| Nephritis and nephrosis | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Prostatic enlargement | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Congenital malformations | 2 | _ | - | - | - | 2 | - | _ | 4 |
| Other diseases | 8 | - | - | 1 | - | 4 | 12 | 20 | 45 |
| Motor vehicle accidents | _ | _ | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| All other accidents | - | - | _ | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||
| Suicide | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 3 | _ | 8 |
| Homicide and war operations | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Total | 13 | - | 1 | 4 | 18 | 163 | 152 | 198 | 549 |
| Percentage of Total | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .0.7 | 3.3 | 29.7 | 27.7 | 36.0 |