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City of Westminster 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Deaths, 1960 Causes of Death in the City at Different Periods of Life
| Causes of Death | Years of Age. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex. | All Ages. | 0- | 1- | 5- | 15- | 25- | 45- | 65- | 75+ | |
| All Causes | M. | 505 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 31 | 171 | 151 | 130 |
| F. | 441 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 22 | 94 | 110 | 207 | |
| Grand Totals | 946 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 53 | 265 | 261 | 337 | |
| Tuberculosis, Respiratory | M. | 9 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | — |
| F. | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| Tuberculosis, Other | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
| Syphilitic Disease | M. | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
| F. | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
| Diphtheria | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Whooping Cough | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Meningococcal Infections | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Measles | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Other Infective and Parasitic Diseases | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| Malignant Neoplasm, Stomach | M. | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| F. | 5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | |
| Malignant Neoplasm, Lung, Bronchus | M. | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 25 | 6 |
| F. | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 3 | |
| Malignant Neoplasm, Breast | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | 23 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 13 | 3 | 4 | |
| Malignant Neoplasm, Uterus | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| F. | 9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | |
| Other Malignant and Lymphatic Neoplasms | M. | 54 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
| F. | 50 | — | 1 | — | — | 6 | 13 | 18 | 12 | |
| Leukaemia, Aleukaemia | M. | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| F. | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Diabetes | M. | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
| F. | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Vascular Lesions of Nervous System | M. | 35 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 12 | 10 | 12 |
| F. | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 11 | 33 | |
| Coronary Disease, Angina | M. | 127 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 45 | 51 | 27 |
| F | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 25 | 31 | |