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City of Westminster 1932
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MALES Table IV.—Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the year 1932.
| Corrected Deaths in tub City at subjoined Ages. | Deaths in Wakes (at all Ages). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Causes of Death. | All ages. | Under 1. | 1 and under 2. | 2 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 45. | 45 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | Conduit. | Grosvenor. | Hamlet of Knightsbridge. | Knightsbridge St. George. | Victoria. | St. Margaret. | St. John. | St. Anne. | Great Marlborough. | | Pall Mall. | Regent. | Charing Cross. | Covent Garden. | Strand. | Homeless. |
| Smallpox. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Scarlet fever | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Influenza | 21 | - | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 16 | — | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Whooping.cough | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Diphtheria, Memb. croup | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cerebrospinal meningitis | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | - | — | — | — | — | — |
| Poliomyelitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Enteric fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Diarrhœa, enteritis | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | - | — | — | — | — | — |
| Erysipelas | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | - |
| Other septic diseases | 8 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
| Syphilis, &c. | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
| Diabetes | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Rheumatic fever | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Tuberculosis of lungs | 66 | — | — | — | 1 | 11 | 24 | 23 | 7 | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 27 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 3 | 4 | — |
| Other forms of tuberculosis | 10 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Malignant growths | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 37 | 49 | — | 6 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 7 | 25 | 5 | — | 4 | 3 | — | 7 | 2 | |
| Congenital debility, malformation, ana premature birth | 19 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 6 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 5 |
| Old age | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | . | — | — | — | — |
| Meningitis and convulsions | 4 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |