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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 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Deaths, 1961 Causes of Death in the City at Different Periods of Life
| Causes of Death | Sex | All Ages | 0- | 1- | 5- | 15- | 25- | 45- | 65- | 75+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes | 508 | 14 | 1 | - | 6 | 26 | 186 | 133 | 142 | |
| 463 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 95 | 113 | 217 | ||
| Grand Totals | 971 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 50 | 281 | 246 | 359 | |
| Tuberculosis, Respiratory | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 1 | |
| 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | 1 | ||
| Tuberculosis, Other | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Syphilitic Disease | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | — | |
| 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Whooping Cough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Meningococcal Infections | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Acute Poliomyelitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | - | ||||
| Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Other Infective and Parasitic Diseases | M. | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | ||||
| - | ||||||||||
| Malignant Neoplasm, Stomach | 11 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | |
| 8 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | |||
| Malignant Neoplasm, Lung, Bronchus | 37 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 22 | 13 | 1 | |
| 13 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Malignant Neoplasm, Breast | — | — | — | — | ... | — | — | — | — | |
| 27 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 9 | 8 | 6 | ||
| Malignant Neoplasm, Uterus | ||||||||||
| 8 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | ||
| Other Malignant and Lymphatic Neoplasms | 62 | — | —' | — | 1 | 3 | 26 | 15 | 17 | |
| 53 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 21 | 12 | 14 | ||
| Leukaemia, Aleukaemia | 4 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | ||
| 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | ||
| Diabetes | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Vascular Lesions of Nervous System | 30 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 7 | 14 | |
| 48 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 11 | 31 | ||
| Coronary Disease, Angina | 127 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 62 | 30 | 31 | |
| 72 | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 24 | 31 | ||
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