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Bexley 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]
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S.D.25 NUMBERS OF DEATHS BY CAUSE,
IN SEX AND AGE GROUPS
| CAUSE OF DEATH | Sex | All Ages | Under 4 weeks | 4 weeks and under 1 year | Age in years | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-4 | 5-14 | 15-24 | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | 65-74 | 75 and over | |||||
| Tuberculosis, Respiratory | M | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — |
| F | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
| Syphilitic Disease | M | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 |
| F | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | |
| Other Infective and Parasitic Diseases | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Malignant, Neoplasm, Stomach | M | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 |
| F | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 4 | 10 | |
| Malignant Neoplasm, Lung, Bronchus | M | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 36 | 29 | 18 |
| F | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 1 | |
| Malignant Neoplasm, Breast | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 16 | 10 | 5 | |
| Malignant Neoplasm, Uterus | F | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| Other Malignant and Lymphatic Neoplasms | M | 100 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 29 | 28 | 22 |
| F | 104 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 11 | 29 | 26 | 32 | |
| Leukaemia, Aleukaemia | M | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| F | 6 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Diabetes | M | 7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | — |
| F | 8 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | |
| Vascular Lesions of Nervous System | M | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 11 | 13 | 27 | 46 |
| F | 182 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 13 | 46 | 114 | |
| Coronory Disease, Angina | M | 286 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 30 | 77 | 90 | 81 |
| F | 177 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 26 | 65 | 93 | |
| Hypertension with Heart Disease | M | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| F | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | |
| Other Heart Disease | M | 77 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 41 |
| F | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 13 | 55 | |
| Other Circulatory Disease | M | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| F | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 32 | |
| Influenza | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | |
| Pneumonia | M | 82 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 7 | 15 | 53 |
| F | 72 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 10 | 53 | |
| Bronchitis | M | 89 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 21 | 34 | 26 |
| F | 25 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 6 | 14 | |