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Battersea 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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The deaths of 831 residents of Battersea aged 65 years and
upwards were registered during 1956. These 831 deaths constituted
68.0 per cent. of the total deaths at all ages.
The natural increase of population (that is, excess of births over
deaths) was 546 in 1956 as compared with 448 in 1955.
The causes of the 1,223 deaths in 1956 classified in various age
groups, are shown in the following table.
Causes of Death at Different Periods of Life in Battersea
during 1956.
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 causes | m. | 659 | 30 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 33 | 184 | 190 | 203 |
| f. | 564 | 12 | — | 6 | 2 | 19 | 87 | 152 | 286 | |
| 1. Tuberculosis, respiratory | m. | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| f. | 6 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | |
| 2. Tuberculosis, other forms | m | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| f. | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
| 3. Syphilitic disease | M. | 4 | — | _ | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — |
| f. | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | I | |
| 4. Diphtheria | m. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| f. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 5. Whooping cough | m | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| f. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 6. Meningococcal infections | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| f. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 7. Ac. poliomyelitis and polioencephalitis | m. | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| f | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 8. Measles | m. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| f. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 9. Other infective and parasitic diseases | M | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| f. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 10. Cancer of stomach | M. | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 9 | 5 |
| f. | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 10 | |
| 11. Cancer of lung, bronchus | m. | 49 | _ | _ | — | — | 5 | 23 | 15 | 6 |
| f. | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | |
| 12. Cancer of breast | m | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| f. | 17 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | 2 | 3 | |
| 13. Cancer of uterus | m. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| f. | 7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | ||
| 14Cancer of other sites | M. | 67 | _ | — | 1 | _ | 4 | 23 | 18 | 21 |
| f. | 47 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 12 | 12 | 21 | |
| 15. Leukaemia, aleukaemia | m. | 4 | _ | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | _ | _ |
| f. | 5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |