London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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City of Westminster 1965
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TABLE 1.— Deaths—According to A ge-Group and Sex
| Code No. | CAUSE OF DEATH | Net Deaths at the Sub-joined Ages of Residents (Male and Female) whether occurring within or without the city | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages | Under 1 year | 1 and under 5 | 5 and under 15 | 15 and under 25 | 25 and under 45 | 45 and under 65 | 65 and upwards | ||||||||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | ||
| 1 | Tuberculosis, respiratory | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||
| 2 | Tuberculosis, other | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Syphilitic disease | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Diphtheria | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Whooping cough | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Meningococcal infections | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Acute poliomyelitis | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Measles | — | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 9 | Other infective and parasitic diseases | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||
| 10 | Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 26 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 25 | ||||||||
| 11 | Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | 132 | 40 | 1 | 1 | 72 | 15 | 59 | 24 | ||||||||
| 12 | Malignant neoplasm, breast | — | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 34 | — | 29 |
| 13 | Malignant neoplasm, uterus | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 10 | — | 11 |
| 14 | Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 158 | 161 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 7 | 8 | 64 | 54 | 84 | 99 |
| 15 | Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | ||||||
| 16 | Diabetes | 4 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 17 | Vascular lesions of nervous system | 119 | 183 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 23 | 78 | 137 | ||||||
| 18 | Coronary disease, angina | 371 | 238 | 9 | 2 | 162 | 40 | 200 | 196 | ||||||||
| 19 | Hypertension with heart disease | 7 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | ||||||||||
| 20 | Other heart disease | 72 | 133 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 14 | 47 | 111 |
| 21 | Other circulatory disease | 57 | 101 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 38 | 90 | ||||||||
| 22 | Influenza | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 23 | Pneumonia | 77 | 77 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 13 | 10 | 56 | 64 |
| 24 | Bronchitis | 96 | 39 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 6 | 66 | 32 | ||||||||
| 25 | Other diseases of respiratory system | 10 | 13 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| 26 | Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 16 | 12 | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | 12 | 8 | ||||||||
| 27 | Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||
| 28 | Nephritis and nephrosis | 10 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 |
| 29 | Hyperplasia of prostate | 3 | 3 | — | |||||||||||||
| 30 | Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | Congenital malformations | 16 | 11 | 7 | 5 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 32 | Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 107 | 113 | 28 | 20 | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 19 | 37 | 62 |
| 33 | Motor vehicle accidents | 19 | 7 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 3 | ||||
| 34 | All other accidents | 40 | 37 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 15 | |||
| 35 | Suicide | 43 | 39 | — | 3 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 5 | |||||
| 36 | Homicide and operations of war | 1 | 2 | - | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Totals | 1,429 | 1,370 | 44 | 30 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 74 | 64 | 521 | 289 | 759 | 969 | |
| 2,799 | 74 | 8 | 11 | 30 | 138 | 810 | 1,728 | ||||||||||