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City of Westminster 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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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, 1936.
| Causes of Death. | Sex. | All Ages. | 0— | 1— | 2— | 5— | 15— | 25— | 35— | 45— | 55— | 65— | 75— |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes | M | 730 | 37 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 41 | 101 | 164 | 180 | 145 |
| F. | 718 | 31 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 25 | 43 | 61 | 107 | 187 | 232 | |
| 1. Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers | M, | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2. Measles | M | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| F. | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 3. Scarlet fever | M. | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 4. Whooping-cough | M. | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 5. Diphtheria | M. | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 6. Influenza | M. | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — |
| F. | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | |
| 7. Encephalitis lethargica | M. | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 8. Cerebro-spinal fever | M. | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 9. Tuberculosis of respiratory system | M. | 46 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 1 |
| F. | 31 | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| 10. Other tuberculous diseases | M. | 5 | _ | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| F. | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 11. Syphilis | M. | 7 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — |
| F. | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| 12. General paralysis of the insane, tabes dorsalis | M. | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | — |
| F. | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
| 13. Cancer, malignant disease | M. | 114 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 22 | 40 | 35 | 12 |
| F. | 115 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 41 | 29 | |
| 14. Diabetes | M. | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| F. | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | |
| 15. Cerebral haemorrhage, etc. | M. | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 |
| F. | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 14 | |
| 16. Heart disease | M. | 197 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 36 | 66 | 74 |
| F. | 207 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 29 | 61 | 103 | |
| 17. Aneurysm | M. | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 |
| F. | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |