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City of Westminster 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Deaths.
The following unnumbered tables are supplied by the Registrar
General at the request of the Ministry of Health:—
| Causes of Death. | Sex. | All Ages. | 0— | 1— | 2— | 5— | 15— | 25— | 35— | 45— | 55— | 65— | 75— |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes | M. | 821 | 48 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 27 | 37 | 49 | 103 | 179 | 211 | 143 |
| F. | 752 | 41 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 32 | 37 | 38 | 77 | 118 | 185 | 205 | |
| 1. Typhoid and paratyphoid fever | M. | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2. Measles | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 3. Scarlet fever | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 4. Whooping-cough | M. | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 5. Diphtheria | M. | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 6. Influenza | M. | 14 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| F. | 28 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | |
| 7. Encephalitis lethargica | M. | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| F. | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 8. Cerebro-spinal fever | M. | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 9. Tuberculosis of respiratory system | M. | 68 | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| F. | 37 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | |
| 10. Other tuberculous diseases | M. | 7 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | _ | — |
| F. | 8 | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
| 11. Syphilis | M | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| F. | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 12. General paralysis of the insane, tabes dorsalis | M. | 5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 |
| F. | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
| 13. Cancer, malignant disease | M. | 113 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 20 | 33 | 41 | 12 |
| F. | 101 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 16 | 29 | 30 | 18 | |
| 14. Diabetes | M. | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | — | 1 |
| F. | 16 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | |
| 15. Cerebral hæmorrhage, eto. | M. | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | 15 | 3 |
| F. | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | |
| 16. Heart disease | M. | 196 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 42 | 62 | 65 |
| F. | 176 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 27 | 58 | 69 | |
| 17. Aneurysm | M. | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — |
| F. | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |