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City of Westminster 1932
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FEMALES—Table IV (continued).
| Causes of Death | Corrected Deaths in the City at subjoined Ages. | Deaths in Wards (at all Ages). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
| Loc. ataxia and general paralysis | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other diseases of nervous system | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Valvular diseases of heart | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 12 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Other circulatory diseases | 198 | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 44 | 137 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 23 | 68 | 10 | 43 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | — | 4 | — | 3 |
| Bronchitis | 55 | 2 | - | - | — | — | — | 12 | 41 | — | 4 | — | 1 | 19 | 2 | 18 | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | 5 | — | 1 |
| Broncho.pneumonia | 53 | 6 | — | 3 | 4 | — | 1 | 10 | 29 | — | 2 | 1 | 10 | 21 | 1 | 12 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | — |
| Pneumonia, other forms | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 12 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Other respiratory diseases | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alcoholism | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cirrhosis of liver | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Appendicitis and typhlitis | 14 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other digestive diseases | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 6 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bright's disease, &c. | 22 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Cystitis, &c. | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Accidents and diseases of parturition | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Deaths by accident or negligence | 29 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 12 | — | 4 | — | 1 | 10 | — | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Deaths by suicide and murder | 22 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 11 | 7 | 2 | — | 3 | — | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 2 |
| Other defined diseases | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Diseases, ill defined or unknown | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| All causes | 733 | 35 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 94 | 188 | 375 | 4 | 63 | 20 | 70 | 244 | 50 | 179 | 21 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 3 | 26 | — | 15 |