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City of London 1931

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]

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CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH DURING THE YEAR 1931.

Causes of Death.Nett Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occurring within or without the district.Total Deaths whether of "Residents" or "Non-Residents " in Institutions in the District.
All ages.Under 1 year.1 and under 2 years.2 and under 5 years.5 and under 15 years.15 and under 25 years.25 and under 45 years.45 and under 65 years.65 and under 75 years.75 and upwards.
1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.11.12.
All Causes.1355l....4310433831590
l.Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers............................................
2.Measles............................................
3.Scarlet Fever............................................
4.Whooping Cough........................................1
5.Diphtheria2............2....................1
6.Influenza2....................l........1....
7.Encephalitis Lethargica............................................
8.Cerebro-spinal Fever........................................3
9.Tuberculosis of Respiratory system7....................33....112
10.Other Tuberculous Diseases........................................14
11.Syphilis1............................1........
12.General Paralysis of the Insane. Tabes Dorsalis............................................
13.Cancer, Malignant Disease18....................2952100
14.Diabetes........................................4
15.Cerebral Hæorrhage, &c.4........................22....11
16.Heart Disease33............11....715929
17.Aneurysm............................................
18.Other Circulatory Diseases5........................2129
19.Bronchitis6........................12315
20.Pneumonia (all forms)102................231248
21.Other Respiratory Diseases........................................10
22.Peptic Ulcer3........................3........27
23.Diarrhœ, &c.........................................4
24.Appendicitis1........................1........21
25.Cirrhosis of Liver1........................1........3
26.Other Diseases of Liver, &c.1................................1....
27.Other Digestive Diseases2............................2........
28.Acute and Chronic Nephritis12........................25530
29.Puerperal Sepsis............................................
30.Other Puerperal Causes............................................
31.Congenital Debility, Premature Birth, Malformations, &c.11................................11
32.Senility5............................14....
33.Suicide........................................4
34.Other Violence81............214........33
35.Other Defined Diseases1211....1....1431198
36.Causes ill-defined or unknown1........................1........2
Totals1355l....4310433831590