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Hammersmith 1959

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]

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Table: CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH DURING THE YEAR 1959

CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH DURING THE YEAR 1959

Cause of DeathSex0—1—5—15—25—45—65—75—Totalall Ages
1.Tuberculosis, respiratoryM F- -— -— -— -1 12 1- -3 -6 2
2.Tuberculosis, otherM F- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -
3.Syphilitic diseaseM F- -- -- -- -- -— 11 -- -- -
4.DiphtheriaM F- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -
5.Whooping CoughM F- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -
6.Meningo-coccal infectionsM F- -- --1- -- -- -- -- -- -
7.Acute poliomyelitisM F- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -
8.MeaslesM F- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -
9.Other infective and parasitic diseasesM- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -
10.Malignant neoplasm, stomachM F- -- -- -- -- 111 38 75 524 16
11.Malignant neoplasm, lung bronchusM F— -— -— -— -2 -27 220 37 256 7
12.Malignant neoplasm, breastM F— -— -— -— -387422
13.Malignant neoplasm, uterusM F— -— -— -— -— -- 4— 1- 1
14.Other malignant and lymphaticM F— -— -— -- -5 416 1624 1220 2465 56
15.Leukaemia, aleukaemiaM F— -1 -1 -1 -— -3 11 -1 18 2
16.DiabetesM- -- -- -- -1 -— -3 24 2
17.Vascular lesions of nervous systemM F— -— -— -1 -2 115 1119 1617 5654 84
18.Coronary disease, anginaM F— -— -— -— -3 -41 1239 ?831 37114 77
19.Hypertension with heart diseaseM F- -- -- -- -- -2 12 34 78 11
20.Other heart diseaseM F— -- -- -— -3 16 614 1520 5043 73
21.Other circulatory diseaseM F— -- -- -1 1— -8 111 139 1629 31
22.InfluenzaM F- -- -- -- --15 12 12 29 5
23.PneumoniaM F2 3— -— -1 -- 26 318 511 1738 30
24.BronchitisM F- -— -— -— -1 124 419 1427 2271 41
25.Other disease of respiratory systemM F- -- -- -- -- 12 -2 12 -6 2
26.Ulcer of stomach and duodenumM F— -— -— -— -1 -3 -1 -- 25 2
27.Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoeaM F— -— -— -— -1 -2 1— --23 3
28.Nephritis and nephrosisM F- -- -- -- -- -2 -— -2 2
29.Hyperplasia of prostateM F- -- -- -- -- -1 -2 -9 -12 -
30.Pregnancy, childbirth, abortionM F- -- -- -- --1- -- -- -- -
31.Congenital malformationsM F5 7-2-2— -— --2- --17 15
32.Other defined and ill-defined illnessesM F16 20_ -_ -—-1 112 1010 78 3547 73
33.Motor vehicle accidentsM F— -— -— -— -3 11 22 12 28 6
34.All other accidentsM F1 -— 12 -3 1— -5 13 32 216 8
35.SuicideM F— -- -— -— -3 45 41 1- -10 10
36.Homicide and operations of warM F- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -
M F24 311 44 37 226 23198 95201 143184 291645 592
Total of all causes55579492933444751237