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City of Westminster 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Deaths, 1953.
| Causes of Deaths. | Years of Age. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex. | All Ages. | 0- | 1- | 5- | 15- | 25- | 45- | 65- | 75+ | |
| All Causes | M. | 562 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 31 | 189 | 162 | 141 |
| F. | 456 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 108 | 130 | 175 | |
| Grand Totals | 1,018 | 32 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 52 | 297 | 292 | 316 | |
| Tuberculosis, Respiratory | M. | 24 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 16 | 6 | 1 |
| F. | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | |
| Tuberculosis, Other | M. | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Syphilitic Disease | M. | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — |
| F. | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Diphtheria | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Whooping Cough | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Meningococcal Infections | M. | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Measles | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Other Infective and Parasitic Diseases | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| Malignant Neoplasm, Stomach | M. | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| F. | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
| Malignant Neoplasm, Lung, Bronchus | M. | 43 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 4 |
| F. | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 3 | |
| Malignant Neoplasm, Breast | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | 22 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1 | |
| Malignant Neoplasm, Uterus | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | 10 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | — | |
| Other Malignant and Lymphatic Neoplasms | M. | 61 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 23 | 15 | 19 |
| F. | 45 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 10 | |
| Leukaemia, Aleukaemia | M. | 4 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — |
| F. | 4 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | |
| Diabetes | M. | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 |
| F. | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | |
| Vascular Lesions of Nervous System | M. | 41 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
| F. | 48 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 11 | 18 | 17 | |
| Coronary Disease, Angina | M. | 98 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 51 | 30 | 16 |
| F. | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 23 | 21 | |