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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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 | |
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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 |