Table: TABLE II.REGISTRAR GENERAL s RETURN OF CAUSES OF DEATH, 1957.
TABLE II.
REGISTRAR GENERAL s RETURN OF CAUSES OF DEATH, 1957.
| Abridged List No. | Cause of Death | Male | Female | Total |
|---|
| B. 1 | Tuberculosis, respiratory | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| B. 2 | Tuberculosis, other | - | - | - |
| B. 8 | Syphilitic disease | 2 | - | 2 |
| B. 8 | Diphtheria | - | - | - |
| B. 9 | Whooping Cough | - | - | - |
| B. 10 | Meningococcal Infections | - | - | |
| B. 12 | Acute poliomyelitis | - | - | - |
| B. 14 | Measles | - | - | - |
| B 4-7, 11 | | | | |
| 15- 17 | Other Infective and parasitic diseases | - | 1 | 1 |
| B. 18 | Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 17 | 14 | 31 |
| Malignant neoplasm, lungs | 35 | 7 | 42 |
| Malignant neoplasm, breast | - | 19 | 19 |
| Malignant neoplasm, uterus | - | 5 | 5 |
| Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 57 | 51 | 108 |
| Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| B. 20 | Diabetes | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| B. 22 | Vascular lesions of nervous system | 54 | 100 | 154 |
| B. 26 pt. | Coronary disease, angina | 120 | 73 | 193 |
| B. 28 | Hypertension with heart disease | 13 | 19 | 32 |
| B. 25 | | | | |
| 26pt. 27 | Other heart disease | 58 | 67 | 115 |
| B. 29 | | | | |
| 46pt. | Other circulatory disease | 26 | 41 | 67 |
| B. 30 | Influen ta | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| B. 31 | Pneumonia | 31 | 33 | 64 |
| B. 32 | Bronchitis | 31 | 19 | 60 |
| B. 46pt. | Other respiratory diseases | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| B. 33 | Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 8 | 6 | 14 |
| B. 36 | | | | |
| 43pt. | Gastritis, enteritis, diarrhoea | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| B. 38 | Nephritis and nephrosis | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| B. 39 | Hyperplasia of prostate | 3 | - | 3 |
| B. 40 | Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | - | - | - |
| B. 41 | Cogenital malformations | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Residual | Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 42 | 44 | 86 |
| B.E. 47 | Motor vehicle accidents | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| B.E. 48 | All other accidents | 8 | 10 | 18 |
| B.E. 49 | Suicide | 6 | 10 | 16 |
| B.E. 60 | Homicide and operations of war | - | - | - |
| Total | 548 | 534 | 1,082 |
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