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Hammersmith 1954

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

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Table: CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH DURING THE YEAR 1954

CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH DURING THE YEAR 1954

Cause of DeathSex0—1—5—15—25— ....45—65—75—Totalall Ages
1. Tuberculosis, respiratoryM---1245113
F————221—5
2. Tuberculosis, otherM———1————1
F----—-112
3. Syphilitic diseaseM-————-3—3
F-----1-—1
4. DiphtheriaM---------
F---------
5. Whooping coughM---------
F---------
6. Meningo-coccal infectionsM—1——1———2
F---------
7. Acute poliomyelitisM------———
F---------
8. MeaslesM------_---
F-_--------
9. Other infective and parasitic diseasesM—--------
F—----1113
10. Malignant neoplasm, stomachM---289-19
F————12159
11. Malignant neoplasm, lung bronchusM-----31111153
F—————4329
12. Malignant neoplasm, breastM---------
F————21421230
13. Malignant neoplasm, uterusM---------
F——-—283114
14. Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasmsM——11521141254
F———1112161444
15. Leukaemia, aleukaemiaM1———2——3
F-------11
16. DiabetesM—————'11—2
F-----1-214
17. Vascular lesions of nervous systemM———1—8161843
F—————9233i63
18. Coronary disease, anginaM-———346282097
F-----9211747
19. Hypertension with heart diseaseM—————35311
F—————38819
20. Other heart diseaseM-—-1110152451
F————17114867
21. Other circulatory diseaseM—————87520
F—-————171624
22. InfluenzaM-__———1—1
F-------11
23. PneumoniaM1———232513
F1———-361525
24. BronchitisM————112191951
F11——168926
25. Other diseases of respira-tory systemM————11316
F————-11—2
26. Ulcer of stomach and duo-denumM-----74213
F—-_---3126
27. Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoeaM-------22
F--—--2114
28. Nephritis and nephrosisM—————4—26
F-----1214
29. Hyperplasia of prostateM—----15612
F---------
30. Pregnancy, childbirth, abortionM---------
F-—--3———3
31. Congenital malformationsM5--11---7
F1-------1
32. Other defined and ill- defined illnessesM16—1-5911850
F12---513101757
33. Motor vehicle accidentsM-1113129
F---1-21-4
34. All other accidentsM-—213i119
F----2441222
35. SuicideM-———471113
F----33118
36. Homicide and operations of warM---------
F-11—————2
M2325836186163141564
F1521224111135217507
Total of all causes384610602972983581071