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City of London 1933

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Table: CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH DURING THE YEAR 1933.

CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH DURING THE YEAR 1933.

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 5years.5 and under 15 years.15 and under 25 years.25 and under 35 years.35 and under 45 years.45 and under 55 years.55 and under 65 years.65 and under 75 years.75 and upwards.
1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.11.12.13.14.
All Causes.1085.........42718122733471
1. Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers....................................................
2. Measles....................................................
3. Scarlet Fever....................................................
4. Whooping Cough....................................................
5. Diphtheria................................................1
6. Influenza6................1....1....13....2
7. Encephalitis Lethargica....................................................
8. Cerebro-spinal Fever................................................2
9. Tuberculosis of Respiratory System7................11....11217
10. Other Tuberculous Diseases11........................................13
11. Syphilis....................................................
12. General Paralysis of the Insane, Tabes Dorsalis1............................1................
13. Cancer, Malignant Disease12........................2315189
14. Diabetes1....................................1....10
15. Cerebral Haemorrhage, &c.3....................................127
16. Heart Disease30................1........4371530
17. Aneurysm1....................1....................4
18. Other Circulatory Diseases4............................21....19
19. Bronchitis5............................1....135
20. Pneumonia (all forms)71............1....112....139
21. Other Respiratory Diseases4........................1....1113
22. Peptic Ulcer3........................1....1....121
23. Diarrhœa, &c.21........................1............10
24. Appendicitis................................................18
25. Cirrhosis of Liver1................................1........5
26. Other Diseases of Liver, &c.................................................4
27. Other Digestive Diseases1....................................1....1
28. Acute and Chronic Nephritis5............................3........222
29. Puerperal Sepsis1........................1................2
30. Other Puerperal Causes....................................................
31. Congenital Debility, Premature Birth, Malformations, &c.11........................................15
32. Senility2........................................2....
33. Suicide1........................................13
34. Other Violence41........................1....1124
35. Other Defined Causes5....................................41122
36. Causes ill-defined or unknown................................................3
Totals1085............42718122733471