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CAUSES OF DEATH.
Tabic No. 11 shows that 227 deaths were due to Organic Heart Disease,
134 to Cancer, 43 to Bronchitis, 86 to Pneumonia, 45 to Pulmonary
Tuberculosis, 33 to Arterio-sclerosis, 43 to Cerebral Hemorrhage, 74
to Influenza and 20 to Congenital Debility and Malformation. Fiftyfour
per cent, of all deaths occurred in persons over 65 years of age.
Organic Heart Disease.—Of the 227 deaths from cardiac diseases,
175 were in persons over the age of 65 years. In 1928, there were 199
deaths from Heart Disease, 148 being persons over the age of 65 years.
Cancer and Malignant Disease.—There were 134 deaths from Cancer
during the year, as against 128 in 1928. Eleven of the deaths were
between the ages of 25 and 45 ; 49 between the ages of 45 and 65; and
73 above the age of 65 years.
There were 6,690 deaths from Cancer in London during the year, as
compared with 6,615 in 1928.
On request, rooms are disinfected after a death from Cancer, and
arrangements made for the removal, fumigation or destruction of bedding.
Twenty-one such applications were made during the year and disinfection
was carried out in each case.
Tuberculosis and the Infectious Fevers.—These are reviewed in
the section dealing with the notifiable infectious diseases.
Diarrhoea and Enteritis.—There were ten deaths from these diseases
as against one in 1928. Eight of the deaths were under the age of twelve
months ; one between the ages of 25 and 45 ; and one between the ages
of 45 and 65. ,
During the September quarter the mean temperature was 62.9°, as
against 61.7° in 1928. The rainfall of this quarter in 1929 was 3.9
inches, as against 5.6 in 1928.
Violence and Suicide.—Twenty-seven deaths occurred from violence
apart from suicide. Suicide was responsible for 13 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.