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Paddington 1952

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]

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Deaths, 1951.—Abridged List of Causes of Death, and Sex-Age Distribution.

Cause of DeathAll AgesDeaths at Ages
0—1—5—15—25—45—65—75—
M.F.TotalM.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
Pulmonary tuberculosis312455_1_11_381014592_1
Other tuberculous diseases21311__1_
Syphilitic diseases751233321
Diphtheria_
Whooping cough2211
Meningococcal infections
Acute poliomyelitis
Measles ...
Other infective and parasitic diseases1231_11
Malignant neoplasm of the stomach21163731253635
Malignant neoplasm of the lung and bronchus4184922648252
Malignant neoplasm of the breast343441866
Malignant neoplasm of the uterus_1010_______253
Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms706413411___47321118231423
Leukaemia and aleukaemia538211121
Diabetes...3692113_2
Vascular lesions of nervous system441061502101713322155
Coronary disease, angina1196218152491342272320
Hypertension with heart disease33316484178819
Other heart diseases681041721i32131114173773
Other circulatory diseases233356253810820
Influenza1015251232755
Pneumonia343973241112510121817
Bronchitis6747114116217823132122
Other diseases of the respiratory system137201612343
Ulcer of stomach and duodenum1552021516122
Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea2241111
Nephritis and nephrosis1081811711214
Hyperplasia of the prostate Pregnancy, childbirth and121266
abortion33i2
Congenital malformations71219341111I241
Other diseases74781522710113318129181634
Motor vehicle accidents7411—.222131
Other accidents162541321232342314110
Suicide178255106121
Homicide and operations of war123111
All Causes (Totals)7557641,51939228342585245248146198207201331