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City of Westminster 1935
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Deaths. The following tables are supplied by the Registrar General at the request of the Ministry of Health :— Table V.—Causes of Death at different Periods of Life in the Metropolitan Borough of Westminster, 1935.
| Causes of Death. | Sex. | All Ages. | 0— | 1— | 2_ | 5— | 15— | 25— | 35- | 45—55— | 65— | 75— | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes | M. | 754 | 49 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 28 | 43 | 77 | 171 | 200 | 159 |
| F. | •697 | 28 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 26 | 33 | 65 | 126 | 159 | 229 | |
| I. Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 3. Scarlet fever | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 4. Whooping-cough | M. | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 5. Diphtheria | M. | 3 | _ | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| F. | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 6. Influenza | M | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 |
| F. | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 1 | ||
| 7. Encephalitis lethargica | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 8. Cerebro-spinal fever | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 9. Tuberculosis of respiratory system | M | 49 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 11 | — | — |
| F. | 15 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 1 | |
| 10. Other tuberculous diseases | M. | 4 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 1 | _ | 1 | 1 | ||
| F. | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| 11. Syphilis | M. | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 12. General paralysis of the insane, tabes dorsalis | M. | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — |
| F. | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | |
| 13. Cancer, malignant disease | M. | 107 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 34 | 37 | 18 |
| F. | 109 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 22 | 30 | 31 | 20 | |
| 14. Diabetes | M. | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| F. | 12 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | |
| 15. Cerebral haemorrhage, etc. | M. | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 |
| F. | 42 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 11 | 13 | 13 | |
| 16. Heart disease | M. | 217 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 50 | 72 | 67 |
| F. | 298 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 26 | 49 | 100 | |
| 17. Aneurysm. | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | |
| F. | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |