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CAUSES OF DEATH.
Table No. 11 shows that 199 deaths were due to Organic Heart Disease,
128 to Cancer, 28 to Bronchitis, 50 to Pneumonia, 62 to Pulmonary
Tuberculosis, 42 to Arterio-sclerosis, 41 to Cerebral Haemorrhage, 17
to Influenza and 15 to Congenital Debility and Malformation. Fifty
per cent. of all deaths occurred in persons over 65 years of age.
Organic Heart Disease. —Of the 199 deaths from cardiac diseases,
148 were in persons over the age of 65 years. In 1927, there were 176
deaths from Heart Disease, 129 being persons over the age of 65 years.
Cancer and Malignant Disease. —There were 128 deaths from Cancer
during the year, as against 141 in 1927. Eleven of the deaths were
between the ages of 25 and 45 ; 52 between the ages of 45 and 65 ; a nd
65 above the age of 65 years.
There were 6,615 deaths from Cancer in London during the year, as
compared with 6,591 in 1927.
On request, rooms are disinfected after a death from Cancer, and
arrangements made for the removal, fumigation or destruction of bedding.
During the year 14 rooms were disinfected after deaths from Cance r.
Tuberculosis and the Infectious Fevers. —These are reviewed in
the section dealing with the notifiable infectious diseases.
Diarrhæa and Enteritis. —There was one death from these diseases
as against 16 in 1927. The case was an infant under the age of twel ve
months.
During the September quarter the mean temperature was 61.7°, as
against 59-5° in 1927. The rainfall of this quarter in 1928 was 5.6
inches, as against 9-8 in 1927.
Violence and Suicide. —Forty-four deaths occurred from violence
apart from suicide. Suicide was responsible for 9 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.