Table: TABLE IV.Causes of Death during the Year 1943.
TABLE IV.
Causes of Death during the Year 1943.
No. | Cause of Death. | Males | Females | Total |
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1 | Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers | - | - | - |
2 | Cerebro spinal fever | 1 | 1 | 2 |
3 | Scarlet Fever | — | — | — |
4 | Whooping Cough | — | 1 | 1 |
5 | Diphtheria | 1 | — | 1 |
6 | Tuberculosis Respir. System | 22 | 13 | 35 |
7 | Other forms of Tuberculosis | 3 | 1 | 4 |
8 | Syphilitic diseases | 1 | 2 | 3 |
9 | Influenza | 6 | 13 | 19 |
10 | Measles | — | 1 | 1 |
11 | Ac. Polio-myel. and polioencephalitis | - | 1 | 1 |
12 | Ac. inf. encephalitis | — | — | — |
13 | Cancer of buc. cav. and oesoph. (M) uterus (F) | 4 | 5 | 9 |
14 | Cancer of stomach and duodenum | 10 | 7 | 17 |
15 | Cancer of breast | 1 | 15 | 16 |
16 | Cancer of all other sites | 42 | 32 | 74 |
17 | Diabetes | 3 | 3 | 6 |
18 | Intra-cranial vascular lesions | 18 | 19 | 37 |
19 | Heart disease | 72 | 63 | 135 |
20 | Other dis. of circ. system | 10 | 11 | 21 |
21 | Bronchitis | 17 | 8 | 25 |
22 | Pneumonia | 20 | 16 | 36 |
23 | Other respiratory diseases. | 4 | 5 | 9 |
24 | Ulcer of stom. or duodenum | 5 | 2 | 7 |
25 | Diarrhoea under 2 years | 1 | 1 | 2 |
26 | Appendicitis | 2 | 1 | 3 |
27 | Other digestive diseases | 6 | 16 | 22 |
28 | Nephritis | 7 | 4 | 11 |
29 | Puer. and post abort, sepsis | — | 1 | 1 |
30 | Other maternal causes | — | — | — |
31 | Premature birth | 5 | 1 | 6 |
32 | Con. mal. birth inj. inf. dis. | 7 | 5 | 12 |
33 | Suicide | 2 | 2 | 4 |
34 | Road traffic accident | 3 | — | 3 |
35 | Other violent causes | 6 | 5 | 11 |
36 | All other cause | 25 | 16 | 41 |
| Total all causes | 304 | 271 | 575 |