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City of Westminster 1937
[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, 1937.
| Causes of Death. | Sex. | All Ages. | 0— | 1— | 2— | 5— | 15— | 25— | 35— | 45— | 55— | 65— | 75— |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes | M. | 750 | 38 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 29 | 44 | 97 | 172 | 188 | 151 |
| F. | 698 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 28 | 45 | 75 | 100 | 169 | 225 | |
| 1. Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| 2. Measles | M. | — | _— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | _— | — | — |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 3. Scarlet fever | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 4. Whooping-cough | M. | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 5. Diphtheria | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | 3 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 6. Influenza | M. | 15 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| F. | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | |
| 7. Encephalitis lethargica | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 8. Cerebro-spinal fever | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 9. Tuberculosis of respiratory system | M. | 57 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 1 |
| F. | 29 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | |
| 10. Other tuberculous diseases | M. | 8 | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| F. | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
| 11. Syphilis | M. | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 12. General paralysis of the insane, tabes dorsalis | M. | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — |
| F. | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| 13. Cancer, malignant disease | M. | 117 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 10 | 15 | 46 | 31 | 13 |
| F. | 122 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 10 | 26 | 25 | 34 | 25 | |
| 14. Diabetes | M. | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| F. | 15 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 4 | |
| 15. Cerebral hæmorrhage, etc. | M. | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 10 | 9 |
| F. | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 16 | |
| 16. Heart disease | M | 198 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 33 | 60 | 73 |
| F. | 183 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 51 | 88 | |
| 17. Aneurysm | M. | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 2 |
| F. | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 2 |