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City of Westminster 1936
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Table V—continued.
| Causes of Death. | Sex. | All Ages. | 0— | 1— | 2— | 5— | 15— | 25— | 35— | 45— | 55— | 65— | 75— |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18. Other circulatory diseases | M. | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| F. | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | 11 | 17 | |
| 19. Bronchitis | M. | 39 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| F. | 32 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 13 | |
| 20. Pneumonia (all forms) | M. | 47 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 3 |
| F. | 39 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 4 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 8 | |
| 21. Other respiratory diseases | M. | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 |
| F. | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| 22. Peptic ulcer | M. | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| F. | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| 23. Diarrhœa, etc. | M. | 11 | 8 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| F. | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | |
| 24. Appendicitis | M. | 7 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| F. | 6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | |
| 25. Cirrhosis of liver | M. | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — |
| F. | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | |
| 26. Other diseases of liver, etc. | M. | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 |
| F. | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | ||
| 27. Other digestive diseases | M. | 10 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
| F. | 18 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 4 | 2 | ||
| 28. Acute and chronic nephritis | M. | 18 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5 |
| F. | 19 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | |
| 29. Puerperal sepsis | F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30. Other puerperal causes | F. | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31. Congenital debility, premature birth, malformation, etc. | M. | 20 | 19 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | 16 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 32. Senility | M. | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
| F. | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | |
| 33. Suicide | M. | 18 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | — |
| F. | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | — | |
| 34. Other violence | M. | 22 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | |
| F. | 37 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | |
| 35. Other defined diseases | M. | 57 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 8 |
| F. | 46 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 9 | |
| 36. Causes ill-defined, or unknown | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |