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CAUSES OF DEATH AT ALL AGES. The 844 deaths at all ages were
classified by the Registrar-General as follows:-
Age groups:
Totals:
Year
1947.
Totals.
0-
1-
5-
15-
45-
65 &
over
M.
F
, p.
Typhoid & paratyphoid
fevers
.
•
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
•
Cerebrospinal fever
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
1
Scarlet fever
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
•
Whooping cough
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
6
Diphtheria
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
2
Tuberculosis of respiratory
system
1
2
.
24
26
6
42
17
59
64
Other forms of tuberculosis
.
.
.
1
2
•
3
•
3
5
Syphilitic disease
1
.
.
1
3
5
6
4
10
7
Influenza
.
.
.
•
1
2
3
.
3
8
Measles
.
.
.
•
•
•
•
•
•
2
Acute poliomyelitis and
polioencephalitis
.
.
.
1
•
•
1
•
1
•
Acute infective encephalitis
.
.
.
.
•
•
•
.
•
1
Cancer of :
(a) buccal cavity and
oesophagus
(M)
.
.
.
1
1
8
10
•
10
8
(b) uterus
(F)
.
.
.
•
5
4
•
9
9
7
Cancer of stomach and
duodenum
.
.
.
2
9
16
15
12
27
20
Cancer of breast
.
.
.
•
5
5
2
8
10
21
Cancer of all other sites
.
1
1
10
34
44
53
37
90
95
Diabetes
.
.
.
•
5
1
1
5
6
3
Intracranial vascular
lesions
.
.
.
1
13
46
30
30
60
67
Heart diseases
.
.
1
7
40
165
113
100
213
225
Other diseases of the
circulatory system
.
.
.
1
8
39
27
21
48
61
Bronchitis
4
.
.
•
27
70
74
27
101
143
Pneumonia
9
2
.
3
10
17
22
19
41
53
Other respiratory diseases
.
.
.
1
•
3
1
3
4
6
Ulcer of stomach or
duodenum
.
.
.
•
6
5
9
2
11
14
Diarrhoea (under 2 years)
2
.
.
•
•
•
1
1
2
4
Appendicits
.
.
1
•
•
1
1
1
2
2
Other digestive diseases
1
1
.
•
7
8
13
4
17
16
Nephritis
.
.
1
1
3
2
6
1
7
15
Puerperal and post-abortive
sepsis
.
.
.
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Other maternal causes
.
.
.
1
•
•
•
1
1
1
Premature birth
5
.
.
•
•
.
3
2
5
21
Congenital malformations,
birth injury,etc.
24
.
.
1
•
•
15
10
25
21
Suicide
.
.
.
2
4
•
4
2
6
4
Road traffic accidents
•
.
5
1
1
2
4
3
7
13
Other violent causes
3
1
2
12
•
10
16
12
28
36
All other causes
2
2
2
7
6
19
25
13
38
42
ALL CAUSES
(Males
32
7
6
46
145
264
500
582
(Females
20
2
5
32
71
214
344
412
(
(Persons
52
9
11
78
.
216
478
844
994
INFANTILE DEATHS. It will be seen that 42 (81 per cent) of the
deaths under one year of age were due to premature birth,
congenital malformations,with injury,etc. (29) and respiratory
diseases (15).
60 (77%)
37
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