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Battersea 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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The deaths of 924 residents of Battersea aged 65 years and
upwards were registered during 1962. These 924 deaths constituted
68.7 per cent. of the total deaths at all ages.
The natural increase of population (that is, excess of births over
deaths) was 841 in 1962 as compared with 828 in 1961.
The causes of the 1,345 deaths in 1962, classified in various age groups, are shown in the following table, compiled from figures supplied by the Registrar-General : — Causes of Death at Different Periods of Life during 1962.
| Causes of Death | Sex | AllAges | Per cent of total | 0- | 1— | 5— | 15— | 25— | 45— | 65- | 75- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All causes | m. | 670 | 49.81 | 34 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 196 | 166 | 230 |
| f. | 675 | 50.19 | 11 | 1 | — | 5 | 18 | 117, | 138 | 3 90 | |
| 2.7 | 57.8 | ||||||||||
| 1. Tuberculosis, respiratory | m. | 0.67 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | |
| f. | 3 | 0.22 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | |||||
| 2. Tuberculosis, other forms | m. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| f. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 3. Syphilitic disease | m. | 1 | 0.07 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| f. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 4. Diphtheria | m. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| f. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 5. Whooping cough | m. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| f. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 6. Meningococcal infections | m. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| f. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 7. Ac. poliomyelitis and polio-encephalitis | m. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| f. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 8. Measles | m. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| f. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 9. Other infective and parasitic diseases | m. | 1 | 0.07 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| f. | 1 | 0.07 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| 10. Cancer of stomach | m. | 21 | 1.56 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | 6 |
| f. | 12 | 0.89 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 7 | |
| 11. Cancer of lung, bronchus | m. | 66 | 4.91 | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | 20 | |
| f. | 10 | 0.74 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | — | |
| 12. Cancer of breast | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| f. | 30 | 2.23 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 8 | |||||
| 13. Cancer of uterus | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| f. | 8 | 0.60 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 18 | |||
| 14. Cancer of other sites | m. | 49 | 3.64 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 4 | 14 | 13 | |
| f. | 51 | 3-79 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 14 | 14 | 19 | |
| 15. Leukaemia, aleukaemia | m. | 5 | 0.37 | — | — | 1 | — | _ | 2 | 2 | — |
| f. | 5 | 0.37 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 |