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City of Westminster 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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DEATHS, 1959—continued
Causes of Death in the City at Different Periods of Life—continued
| Causes of Death | Years of Age | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | All Ages | 0- | 1- | 5- | 15- | 25- | 45- | 65- | 75+ | |
| Hypertension, with Heart | M. | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 2 | 5 |
| Disease | F. | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| Other Heart Disease | M. | 35 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 10 | 7 | 15 |
| F. | 33 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 6 | 1 | 24 | |
| Other Circulatory Disease | M. | 27 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 10 | 11 |
| F. | 31 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
| Influenza | M. | 9 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| F. | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| Pneumonia | M. | 34 | 4 | - | - | - | 2 | 8 | 7 | 13 |
| F. | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | 16 | |
| Bronchitis | M. | 59 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 15 | 22 | 20 |
| F. | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 7 | 13 | |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory System | M. | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| F. | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Ulcer of Stomach and Duodenum | M. | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| F. | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | |
| Gastritis, Enteritis and Diarrhoea | M. | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| F. | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Nephritis and Nephrosis | M. | 6 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - |
| F. | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | - | |
| Hyperplasia of Prostate | M. | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Pregnancy, Childbirth, Abortion | F. | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Congenital Malformations | M. | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| F. | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | |
| Other Defined and Ill-Defined Diseases | M. | 29 | 6 | - | - | - | 1 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
| F. | 28 | 4 | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | |
| Motor Vehicle Accidents | M. | 8 | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - |
| F. | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | |
| All other Accidents | M. | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| F. | 13 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | |
| Suicide | M. | 8 | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | - | 3 | - |
| F. | 9 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 5 | - | 1 | |
| Homicide and Operations of War | M. | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| F. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |