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Battersea 1953

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]

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Causes of Death at Different Periods of Life in Batterseaduring 1953. The following table is compiled from figures supplied by the Registrar-General:—

Causes of Death.Sex.All Ages.0–1–5–15–25–45–65–75–
All Causesm.7581724333192240267
f.7161681722107175380
1. Tuberculosis, respiratorym.81511
f.61221
2. Tuberculosis,other formsm.11
f.4112
3. Syphilitic diseasem.321
f.22
4. DiphtheriaM.
f.
5. Whooping coughM.
f.
6. Meningococcal infectionsM.
f.11
7. Ac. polio-myelitis and polio-encephalitisM.
f.
8. MeaslesM.
f.11
9. Other infective and parasitic diseasesM.
f.211
10. Cancer of stomachM.2217122
f.171664
11. Cancer of lung, bronchusM.49129136
f.10361
12. Cancer of breastM.
f.242796
13. Cancer of uterusM.
f.5122
14. Cancer of other sitesM.5811102719
f.573161820
15. Leukaemia, aleukæmiaM.3111
f.22
16. DiabetesM4211
f.422
17. Vascular lesions of nervous systemM.842162343
f.1101113464
18. Coronary disease, anginaM.895283422
f.5551832
19. Hypertension with heart diseaseM.29920
f.201514