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Deaths, 1950.—Abridged List of Causes of Death, and Sex-Age Distribution.
Cause of Death | All Ages | Deaths at Ages | |||||||||||||||||
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0— | 1— | 5— | 15— | 25— | 45— | 65— | 75— | ||||||||||||
M. | F. | Total | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F | |
Pulmonary tuberculosis | 35 | 18 | 53 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | — | |
Other tuberculous diseases | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Syphilitic diseases | 8 | 6 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | |
Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Whooping cough | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Meningococcal infections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Acute poliomyelitis | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Other infective and parasitic diseases | 2 | 2 | 4 | _ | _ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
Malignant neoplasm of the stomach | 24 | 15 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
Malignant neoplasm of the lung and bronchus | 36 | 12 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Malignant neoplasm of the breast | — | 32 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | / | — | 10 | |
Malignant neoplasm of the uterus | 11 | 11 | _ | _ | _ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | — | 2 | — | 3 | |
Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 71 | 66 | 137 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 16 |
Leukaemia and aleukaemia | 4 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Diabetes | 3 | 4 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 |
Vascular lesions of nervous | 49 | 88 | 137 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | 18 | 17 | 28 | 22 | 40 |
Coronary disease, angina | 102 | 66 | 168 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 46 | 10 | 29 | 24 | 25 | 31 |
Hypertension with heart disease Other heart diseases | 35 | 32 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6 | — | 10 | 8 | 18 | 20 | 37 | 84 |
Other circulatory diseases | 22 | 36 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 19 |
Influenza | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Pneumonia | 35 | 28 | 63 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 7 | — | 11 | 0 | 9 | 19 |
Bronchitis | 54 | 26 | 80 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 17 | 7 | 18 | 3 | 17 | 14 |
Other diseases of the respiratory | 6 | 3 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 |
Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 12 | 8 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | 9 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Nephritis and nephrosis | 4 | 11 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 6 | 1 | |
Hyperplasia of the prostate | 9 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Pregnancy, childbirth and abortion | _ | _ | _ | — | _ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Congenital malformations | 6 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Other diseases | 59 | 76 | 135 | 22 | 16 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 12 | 18 | 6 | 14 |
Motor vehicle accidents | 5 | 6 | 11 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Other accidents | 17 | 7 | 24 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 3 | ||
Suicide | 19 | 7 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 8 | — | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | — | |
Homicide and operations of war | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
All Causes (Totals) | 704 | 693 | 1,397 | 39 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 47 | 42 | 212 | 161 | 197 | 169 | 188 | 289 |