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City of Westminster 1937
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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. | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 6 |
| F. | 31 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 10 | 17 | |
| 19. Bronchitis | M | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | 21 | 8 |
| F. | 26 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 14 | |
| 20. Pneumonia (all forms) | M | 39 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 7 |
| F. | 36 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | |
| 21. Other respiratory diseases | M. | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| F. | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | |
| 22. Peptic ulcer | M | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 1 |
| F. | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | |
| 23. Diarrhoea, etc | M. | 10 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| F. | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 24. Appendicitis | M. | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| F. | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | |
| 25. Cirrhosis of liver | M. | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — |
| F. | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| 26. Other diseases of liver, etc. | M. | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| F. | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | |
| 27. Other digestive diseases | M | 15 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| F. | 21 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | |
| 28. Acute and chronic nephritis | M | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| F. | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| 29. Puerperal sepsis | F. | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 30. Other puerperal causes | F. | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 31. Congenital debility, premature birth, malformation, etc. | M. | 17 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 32. Senility | M | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| F. | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | |
| 33. Suicide | M | 20 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | — | 1 |
| F. | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | |
| 34. Other violence | M. | 27 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | ?, | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| F. | 29 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | 7 | 8 | 6 | |
| 35. Other defined diseases | M. | 58 | 7 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
| F. | 57 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | |
| 36. Causes ill-defined, or unknown | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| F. | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |