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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
City of Westminster 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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DEATHS, 1956-continued. Causes of Death in the City at Different Periods of Life-continued. Years of Age.
| 0- | 1- | 5- | 15- | 25- | 45- | 65- | 75+ | |||
| Hypertension, with Heart Disease | M. | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | |||||
| F. | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | ||||||
| Other Heart Disease | M. | 30 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 7 | 12 |
| F. | 47 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 28 | |
| Other Circulatory Disease | M. | 25 | 12 | 3 | 10 | |||||
| F. | 14 | 3 | 11 | |||||||
| Influenza | M. | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 |
| F. | 3 | 3 | ||||||||
| Pneumonia | M. | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | |||||
| F. | 24 | —. | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 15 | |
| Bronchitis | M. | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | |||||
| F. | 20 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | |
| Other Diseases of Respira-tory System | M. | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |||||
| F. | 3 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| Ulcer of Stomach and Duodenum | M. | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | |||||
| F. | 6 | 1 | 5 | |||||||
| Gastritis, Enteritis and Diarrhoea | M. | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| F. | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | |
| Nephritis and Nephrosis | M. | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — |
| F. | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | ||||||
| Hyperplasia of Prostate | M. | 6 | 1 | 5 | ||||||
| F. | ||||||||||
| Pregnancy, Childbirth, Abortion | ||||||||||
| F. | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Congenital Malformations | M. | 7 | 5 | _ | 1 | _ | - | 1 | — | — |
| F. | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | - | 1 | — | — | |
| Other Defined and Ill-Defined Diseases | M. | 36 | 11 | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
| F. | 38 | 5 | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 10 | 12 | |
| Motor Vehicle Accidents | M. | 8 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| F. | 5 | 2 | — | 3 | ||||||
| All other Accidents | M. | 22 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 5 |
| F. | 10 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| Suicide | M. | 23 | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 11 | 2 | — |
| F. | 8 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | |
| Homicide and Operations of War | M. | |||||||||
| F. | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |