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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 IV
CAUSES OF DEATH 4FEMALES) AT CERTAIN AGES, 1962
| Under 1 | 1-4 | 5- 14 | 15- 24 | 25-44 | 45-64 | 65-74 | 75-over | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuberculosis, respiratory | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||
| Tuberculosis, other | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Syphil itic disease | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Whooping Cough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Msningococcal Infection | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Msasles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other infective and | |||||||||
| parasitic diseases | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cancer - stomach | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 8 | 7 | 16 |
| lung | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| breast | - | - | - | - | 3 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 29 |
| uterus | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| other | - | 1 | - | - | 3 | 21 | 15 | 19 | 59 |
| leukaemia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Diabetes | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Cerebral haemorrhage, etc„ | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 45 | 68 |
| Coronary disease, angina | - | - | - | - | - | 15 | 29 | 37 | 81 |
| Hypertension with heart | |||||||||
| disease | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 |
| Other heart disease | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 11 | 58 | 75 |
| Other circulatory disease | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 28 |
| Influenza | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 8 |
| Pneumonia | 2 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 4 | 24 | 35 |
| Bronchitis | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 |
| Other respiratory diseases | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Ulcer of stomach and | |||||||||
| duodenum | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Gastritis, enteritis, etc. | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Nephritis and nephrosis | - | - | - | - | - | . | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Pro 81 at i c en 1 ar gemen t | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pregnancy, childbirth, | |||||||||
| abortion | - | - | - | . | - | - | - | - | |
| Congenital-malformation | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Other disease | 7 | - | - | - | 3 | 4 | 10 | 31 | 55 |
| Nfctor vehicle accidents | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 3 |
| All other accidents | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 14 |
| Suicide | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 1 | 4 |
| Homicide and war operations | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Total | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 100 | 118 | 295 | 544 |
| Percentage of total | 1.8 | 0 6 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 2.8 | 18. 4 | 21. 7 | 54. 2 |