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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 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Deaths, 1962 Causes of Death in the City at Different Periods of Life
| Years of Age | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Causes of Death | Sex | All Ages | 0- | 1- | 5- | 15- | 25- | 45- | 65- | 75 + |
| All Causes | M. | 551 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 33 | 173 | 153 | 164 |
| F. | 485 | 9 | - | 2 | 2 | 17 | 103 | 136 | 216 | |
| Grand. Totals | 1,036 | 26 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 50 | 276 | 289 | 380 | |
| Tuberculosis, Respiratory | M. | 9 | — | — | — | —. | —. | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| F. | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| Tuberculosis, Other | M. | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| F. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Syphilitic Disease | M. | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | - |
| F. | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | |
| Diphtheria | M. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Whooping Cough | M. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Meningococcal Infections | M. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | M. | .— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - |
| F. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | |
| Measles | M. | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | - |
| F. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | |
| Other Infective and Parasitic Diseases | M. | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | - |
| F. | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Malignant Neoplasm, Stomach | M. | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| F. | 11 | — | .— | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 3 | |
| Malignant Neoplasm, Lung, Bronchus | M. | 49 | - | - | - | - | - | 23 | 19 | 7 |
| F. | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 4 | 5 | |
| Malignant Neoplasm, Breast | M. | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | - |
| F. | 31 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 16 | 6 | - | |
| Malignant Neoplasm, Uterus | F. | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | |
| Other Malignant and Lymphatic Neoplasms | M. | 59 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
| F. | 50 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 14 | 20 | 13 | |
| Leukaemia, Aleukaemia | M. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F. | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | - | |
| Diabetes | M. | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
| F. | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | —. | 2 | 1 | |
| Vascular Lesions of Nervous System | M. | 36 | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 9 | 18 |
| F. | 53 | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 14 | 30 | |
| Coronary Disease, Angina | M. | 129 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 54 | 42 | 30 |
| F | 75 | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 23 | 41 | ||