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Carshalton 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]
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TABLE 8—CAUSES OF DEATH DURING THE YEAR 1956—BY AGE AND SEX
| No. Causes of Death | 0 | — | 1 | — | 5 | — | 15 | — | 25 | — | 35 | — | 45 | — | 55 | — | 65 | — | 75 | — | All Ages | ||
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| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | Pns | |
| All Causes Total | 7 | 3 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 35 | 20 | 61 | 37 | 71 | 66 | 76 | 110 | 276 | 248 | 524 |
| 1 Tuberculosis, Respiratory | — | — | — | — | —. | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 Tuberculosis, other | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| 3 Syphilitic disease | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 5 | — | 5 |
| 4 Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5 Whooping Cough | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 6 Meningococcal Infections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 7 Acute Poliomyelitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| 8 Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 9 Other Infective and Parasitic Diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 10 Malignant Neoplasm, Stomach | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| 11 Malignant Neoplasm, Lung | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 14 | 4 | 18 |
| 12 Malignant Neoplasm, Breast | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 4 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 9 | 9 |
| 13 Malignant Neoplasm, Uterus | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 7 | 7 |
| 14 Other Malignant and Lymphatic Neoplasms | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 5 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 25 | 49 |
| 15 Leukæmia, Aleukæmia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 16 Diabetes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 |
| 17 Vascular Lesions of Nervous System | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 22 | 27 | 44 | 71 |
| 18 Coronary Disease, Angina | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 10 | — | 9 | 5 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 51 | 23 | 74 |
| 19 Hypertension with Heart Disease | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 20 Other Heart Disease | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 28 | 32 | 41 | 73 |
| 21 Other Circulatory Disease | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 29 |
| 22 Influenza | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 23 Pneumonia | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 |
| 24 Bronchitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | 8 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 10 | 28 |
| 25 Other Diseases of Respiratory System | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 26 Ulcer of Stomach and Duodenum | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 27 Gastritis, Enteritis and Diarrhœa | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 28 Nephritis and Nephrosis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 29 Hyperplasia of Prostate | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | — | 2 | — | 7 | — | 7 |
| 30 Pregnancy, Childbirth, Abortion | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31 Congenital Malformations | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 32 Other Defined and Ill-defined Diseases | 7 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 19 | 42 |
| 33 Motor Vehicle Accidents | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| 34 All other Accidents | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | —. | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 35 Suicide | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 36 Homicide and Operations of War | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |