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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 | 5- 14 | 16-24 | 25-44 | 45-64 | 65-74 | 75- over | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuberculosis, respiratory | _ | _ | _ | _ | - | - | - | - | |
| Tuberculosis, other | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Syphilitic disease | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | " |
| Whooping Cough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Meningococcal Infection | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other infective and parasitic diseases | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cancer - stomach | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| lung | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| breast | - | - | - | - | 2 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 23 |
| uterus | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | 4 |
| other | - | - | — | - | 4 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 46 |
| leukaemia | - | - | - | - | 2 | ~ | - | 2 | 4 |
| Diabetes | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | 3 |
| Cerebral Haemorrhage, etc. | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | 22 | 46 | 79 |
| Coronary disease, angina | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 23 | 41 | 73 |
| Hypertension with heart disease | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | 12 |
| Other heart disease | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | 12 | 67 | 90 |
| Other circulatory disease | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 8 | 11 | 22 |
| Influenza | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 |
| Pneumonia | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 4 | 5 | 29 | 41 |
| Bronchitis | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 9 | 8 | 19 |
| Other respiratory diseases | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 3 |
| Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | - | - | - | - | - | - | _ | 6 | 6 |
| Gastritis, enteritis, etc. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 7 |
| Nephritis and nephrosis | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | - | 3 | 8 |
| Prostatic enlargement | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Congenital malformation | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Other disease | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 44 |
| Motor vehicle accidents | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| All other accidents | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | |
| Suicide | - | - | - | - | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Homicide and war operations | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 100 | 114 | 294 | 539 |
| Percentage of total | 1.7 | 0..4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 2.7 | 18.6 | 21.2 | 54.5 |