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Battersea 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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The deaths of 855 residents of Battersea aged 65 years and
upwards were registered during 1958. These 855 deaths constituted
68.6 per cent. of the total deaths at all ages.
The natural increase of population (that is, excess of births over
deaths) was 631 in 1958 as compared with 619 in 1957.
The causes of the 1,247 deaths in 1958 classified in various age
groups, are shown in the following table.
Causes of Death at Different Periods of Life in Battersea
during 1958.
The following table is compiled from figures supplied by the Registrar-General:—
| Causes of Death | Sex | AllAges | 0— | 1— | 5— | 15— | 25— | 45— | 65— | 75— | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All causes | M. | 623 | 21 | 2 | — | 4 | 36 | 194 | 163 | 203 | |
| F. | 624 | 24 | — | 1 | 4 | 22 | 84 | 140 | 349 | ||
| 1. | Tuberculosis, respiratory | M. | 13 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 4 | — |
| F. | 4 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | ||
| 2. | Tuberculosis, other forms | M. | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
| F. | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | ||
| 3. | Syphilitic disease | M. | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| F. | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | ||
| 4. | Diphtheria | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 5. | Whooping cough | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 6. | Meningococcal infections | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 7. | Ac. poliomyelitis and polioencephalitis | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 8. | Measles | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 9. | Other infective and parasitic diseases | M. | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 10. | Cancer of stomach | M. | 18 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 |
| F. | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 5 | ||
| 11 | Cancer of lung, bronchus | M. | 56 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 34 | 14 | 6 |
| F. | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 12. | Cancer of breast | M. | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| F. | 15 | — | — | — | — | i | 4 | 3 | 5 | ||
| 13 | Cancer of uterus | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | 5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | ||
| 14. | Cancer of other sites | M | 67 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 27 | 19 | 16 |
| F. | 52 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 17 | 14 | 19 | ||
| 15. | Leukaemia, aleukaemia | M. | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| F. | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | ||