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CAUSES OF DEATH.
Table No. 11 shows that 176 deaths were due to Organic Heart Disease,
141 to Cancer, 32 to Bronchitis, 74 to Pneumonia, 59 to Pulmonary
Tuberculosis, 47 to Arterio-sclerosis, 50 to Cerebral Haemorrhage, 41 to
Influenza and 23 to Congenital Debility and Malformation. Fifty
per cent, of all deaths occurred in persons over 65 years of age.
Organic Heart Disease. Of the 176 deaths from cardiac diseases,
129 were in persons over the age of 65 years. In 1926, there were 123
deaths from Heart Disease, 89 being persons over the age of 65 years.
Cancer and Malignant Disease. There were 141 deaths from Cancer
during the year, as against 116 in 1926.
Seven of the deaths were between the ages of 25 and 45 ; 70 between
the ages of 45 and 65 ; and 64 above the age of 65 years.
There were 6,591 deaths from Cancer in London during the year, as
compared with 6,567 in 1926.
On request, rooms are disinfected after a death from Cancer, and
arrangements made for the removal, fumigation or destruction of bedding
During the year 6 rooms were disinfected after deaths from Cancer.
Tuberculosis and the Infectious Fevers. These are reviewed in the
section dealing with the notifiable infectious diseases.
Diarrhoea and Enteritis. There were 16 deaths from these diseases
as against 14 in 1926. Fourteen of the deaths occurred in infants under
the age of twelve months.
During the September quarter the mean temperature was 59-s°, as
against 61 .5° in 1926. The rainfall of the quarter in 1927 was 9-8 inches,
as against 6.7 in 1926.
Violence and Suicide. Twenty-two deaths occurred from violence
apart from suicide. Suicide was responsible for 20 deaths.
Puerperal Deaths. Deaths from puerperal fever and from other causes
associated with childbirth are reviewed in the section dealing with
Maternity and Child Welfare.