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Bexley 1963

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]

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Table: DEATHS REGISTERED (IN AGE GROUPS) IN 1963

DEATHS REGISTERED (IN AGE GROUPS) IN 1963

TotalUnder 1 year1-4 years5-14 years15-24 years25-34 years35-44 years45-54 years55-64 years65-74 years75 years and over
1Tuberculosis, respiratoryMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMF
31.............................................13.........
2.Tuberculosis, other11......................................................11
3.Syphilitic disease...1...................................................1......
4.Diphtheria..................................................................
5.Whooping Cough..................................................................
6.Meningococcal infections..................................................................
7.Acute poliomyelitis..................................................................
8.Measles..................................................................
9.Other infective and parasitic diseases12....................................1l...............1
10.Malignant neoplasm, stomach1610..............................1......1526344
11.Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus407.................................14...14213292
12.Malignant neoplasm, breast23.................................3...4...9...4...3
13.Malignant neoplasm, uterus6.................................1.........1...3...1
14.Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms3843.....................1...3216391310111111
15.Leukaemia, aleukaemia23...............1.........1.........11...1.........
16.Diabetes13..........................................1......112
17.Vascular lesions of nervous system4363..............................1...327714131841
18.Coronary disease, angina11266..............................3210231744232432
19.Hypertension with heart disease511.............................................33127
20.Other heart disease2460.................................11264591244
21.Other circulatory disease1823.................................1214345813
22.Influenza1.........................................................1
23.Pneumonia2047...211.................................7451532
24.Bronchitis3225..............................1...3...8...791316
25.Other diseases of the respiratory system21................................................21......
26.Ulcer of stomach and duodenum53................................................2231
27.Gastritis, enteritis and diairhoea32......1.......................................1...12
28.Nephritis and nephrosis12...1.................................11...............
29.Hyperplasia of prostate3...................................................2...1...
30.Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion..................................................................
31.Congenital malformations4624...2..................1.........1...............
32.Other defined and ill defined diseases25291251......1112326611
33.Motor vehicle accidents8211...21...1......1......21
34.All other accidents92......1.....................21...1.........3...12
35.Suicide23..................1...............11...............2
36.Homicide and operations of war..................................................................
Total ..41844614123322214612113419906312699131230