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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_1—1_381014592_1
Other tuberculous diseases213——1——————1——__1_
Syphilitic diseases7512——————————33321—
Diphtheria——————————————————_
Whooping cough2—21—1—————————————
Meningococcal infections———————————————————
Acute poliomyelitis———————————————————
Measles ...———————————————————
Other infective and parasitic diseases123————1_—————1—1——
Malignant neoplasm of the stomach211637————————3—1253635
Malignant neoplasm of the lung and bronchus41849————————2—2648252
Malignant neoplasm of the breast—3434—————————4—18—6—6
Malignant neoplasm of the uterus_1010___—____———2—5—3
Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms70641341—1___——47321118231423
Leukaemia and aleukaemia538————————21112——1
Diabetes...369——————————2113_2
Vascular lesions of nervous system44106150—————————2101713322155
Coronary disease, angina11962181————————52491342272320
Hypertension with heart disease333164——————————84178819
Other heart diseases68104172——1————i32131114173773
Other circulatory diseases233356————————2—53810820
Influenza1015251—————————232755
Pneumonia343973241—————112510121817
Bronchitis6747114—1—————16217823132122
Other diseases of the respiratory system13720————1—————612343
Ulcer of stomach and duodenum15520————————21516122
Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea2241————————1———11—
Nephritis and nephrosis10818————————11711214
Hyperplasia of the prostate Pregnancy, childbirth and12—12————————————6—6—
abortion—33———————i—2——————
Congenital malformations712193411—1——1I24———1
Other diseases7478152271011————3318129181634
Motor vehicle accidents7411——.———2———22—131
Other accidents162541321—2—32342314110
Suicide17825————————5—106—121
Homicide and operations of war123————————1——1———1
All Causes (Totals)7557641,51939228342585245248146198207201331