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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 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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TABLE III
CAUSES OF DEATH (MALES) AT CERTAIN AGES, 1962.
| Under 1 | 1-4 | 5- 14 | 16-24 | 25-44 | 45-64 | 65-74 | 75- over | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuberculosis, respiratory | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Tuberculosis, other | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Syphilitic disease | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Whooping Cough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nfeningococcal Infection | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other Infective and | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| parasitic diseases | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cancer - Stomach | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| lung | - | - | - | 3 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 50 | |
| breast | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| uterus | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| other | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 49 | |
| leukaemi a | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Di abetes | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Cerebral Haemorrhage, etc. | - | - | - | 3 | 13 | 10 | 26 | 52 | |
| Coronary disease, angina | - | - | - | 1 | 56 | 58 | 42 | 157 | |
| Hypertension with heart | - | ||||||||
| d i s e as e | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 9 | 13 | ||
| Other heart disease | - | - | - | 15 | 7 | 33 | 56 | ||
| Other circulatory disease | - | - | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 21 | ||
| Influenza | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Pheumon i a | 1 | - | - | - | 5 | 14 | 20 | ||
| Bronchitis | - | - | 17 | 17 | 21 | 55 | |||
| Other respiratory diseases | - | 1 | - | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | ||
| Ulcer of Stomach and | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| duodenum | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | - | 5 | |
| Gastritis, enteritis, etc. | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Nephritis and nephrosis | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||
| Prostatic enlargement | - | - | _ | _ | 1 | 4 | 5 | ||
| Pregnancy, childbirth, | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| abortion | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Congenital malformations | 4 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 6 | ||
| Other diseases | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 40 | |
| Motor vehicle accidents | - | _ | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
| All other accidents | - | - | 2 | 3 | - | 2 | - | 2 | 9 |
| Suicide | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | 3 | ||
| Homicide and war operations | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Total | 19 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 179 | 149 | 205 | 578 |
| Percentage of Total | 3.3 | 0 . 5 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 31.0 | 25.8 | 35.4 | - |
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