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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 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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| Under 1 | 1-4 | 6-14 | 15- 24 | 25-44 | 45-64 | 65-74 | 75-over | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuberculosis, respiratory | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | 7 |
| Tuberculosis, other | - | - | - | - | _ | - | - | - | - |
| Syphilitic disease | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Whooping Cough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Meningococcal Infection | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | • - | - |
| Other Infective and parasitic disease | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cancer - Stomach | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 9 | - | 12 |
| lung | - | - | - | - | 1 | 34 | 15 | 8 | 58 |
| breast | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| uterus | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| other | - | 1 | - | - | 4 | 28 | 21 | 21 | 75 |
| leukaemia | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 3 |
| Diabetes | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
| Cerebral Haemorrhage, etc. | - | - | - | - | 2 | 14 | 9 | 21 | 46 |
| Coronary disease, angina | - | - | - | - | - | 66 | 32 | 36 | 133 |
| Hypertension with heart disease | - | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | ||||
| Other heart disease | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 32 | 46 |
| Other circulatory disease | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 7 | 16 | 26 |
| Influenza | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Pneumonia | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 10 | 25 | 40 |
| Bronchitis | - | - | - | - | - | 17 | 19 | 24 | 60 |
| Other respiratory disease | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | 4 | 8 |
| Dicer of Stomach and duodenum | 1 | - | _ | _ | _ | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| Gastritis, enteritis, etc. | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| Nephritis and nephrosis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Prostatic enlargement | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | . | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Congenital malformations | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 3 |
| Other diseases | 6 | - | - | 1 | - | 7 | 11 | 11 | 36 |
| Motor vehicle accidents | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 4 | - | 1 | 8 |
| All other accidents .. | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 |
| Suicide | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | 5 |
| Homicide and war operations | - | - | - | - | — | — | — | ~ | |
| Total | 8 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 208 | 152 | 218 | 611 |
| Percentage of Total | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 34.0 | 24.9 | 35.7 |