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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 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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TABLE III.
CAUSES OF DEATH (MALES) AT CERTAIN AGES, 1964.
| Under 1 | 1-4 | 5-14 | 15-24 | 25-44 | 45-64 | 65-74 | 75-over | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuberculosis, respiratory | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 |
| Tuberculosis, other | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Syphilitic disease | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Whooping Cough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Meningococcal Infection | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other Infective and parasitic disease | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | 3 |
| Cancer - Stomach | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 16 |
| Lung | - | - | - | - | 2 | 23 | 20 | 7 | 52 |
| Breast | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Uterus | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 22 | 16 | 19 | 60 |
| Leukaemia | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| Diabetes | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 |
| Cerebral Haemorrhage, etc. | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 23 | 6 | 14 | 45 |
| Coronary disease, angina | - | - | - | - | 6 | 58 | 64 | 36 | 164 |
| Hypertension with heart disease | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| Other heart disease | - | - | - | - | 1 | 7 | 11 | 41 | 60 |
| Other circulatory disease | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 11 | 9 | 27 |
| Influenza .. .. | - | - | - | † | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pneumonia | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | - | 4 | 8 | 22 | 38 |
| Bronchitis | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | 14 | 15 | 43 |
| Other respiratory disease | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| Ulcer of Stomach and duodenum | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Gastritis, enteritis, etc. | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Nephritis and nephrosis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| Prostatic enlargement | - | - | " | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -• | - |
| Congenital malformations | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| Other diseases | 8 | 1 | - | - | - | 12 | 6 | 12 | 39 |
| Motor vehicle accidence | - | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| All other accidents | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| Suicide | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | - | - | 5 |
| Homicide and war operations | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — |
| Total | 14 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 190 | 181 | 200 | 616 |
| Percentage of Total | 2.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 3.4 | 30.8 | 29.4 | 32.5 |