Table: TABLE I.Causes of Death during Year 1961.
TABLE I.
Causes of Death during Year 1961.
| Causes of Death. | Males. | Females. | Total. |
|---|
| Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Other Forms of Tuberculosis | — | 1 | 1 |
| Syphilitic diseases | 1 | — | 1 |
| Diphtheria | — | — | — |
| Whooping Cough | — | — | — |
| Meningococcal infections | — | — | — |
| Ac. Polio-myelitis | — | — | — |
| Measles | 1 | — | 1 |
| Other infective and parasitic diseases | — | 2 | 2 |
| Malignant Neoplasm of stomach | 21 | 15 | 36 |
| Malignant Neoplasm, lung, bronchus | 37 | 6 | 43 |
| Do. of breast | 1 | 23 | 24 |
| Malignant Neoplasm, uterus | — | 5 | 5 |
| Other Malignant and Lymphatic Neoplasms | 61 | 49 | 110 |
| Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Diabetes | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Vascular lesions of nervous system | 41 | 95 | 136 |
| Coronary disease, angina | 133 | 64 | 197 |
| Hypertension with heart disease | 14 | 13 | 27 |
| Other Heart disease | 67 | 117 | 184 |
| Other Circulatory disease | 37 | 28 | 65 |
| Influenza | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| Pneumonia | 23 | 30 | 53 |
| Bronchitis | 51 | 20 | 71 |
| Other diseases of Respiratory system | 9 | 4 | 13 |
| Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| Gastritis, Enteritis and Diarrhoea | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| Nephritis and Nephrosis | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Hyperplasia of prostate | 12 | — | 12 |
| Pregnancy, Childbirth and Abortion | — | — | — |
| Congenital Malformations | 5 | — | 5 |
| Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 48 | 46 | 94 |
| Motor Vehicle accidents | 12 | 4 | 16 |
| All Other accidents | 7 | 8 | 15 |
| Suicide | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| Homicide and operations of war | — | — | — |
| Total | 605 | 556 | 1,161 |
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