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City of Westminster 1968
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Table 1.—Deaths—According to Age-Group and Sex
| CAUSE OF DEATH | *1967 | 1968 Net Deaths at the sub-joined ages of residents (Male and Female) whether occurring within or without the City | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals All Ages | 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. | ||
| Enteritis and other diarrhoeal diseases | + | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 14 | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Other tuberculosis, including late effects | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — |
| Meningococcal infection | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Measles | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Syphilis and its sequelae | 10 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Other infective and parasitic diseases | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 |
| Malignant neoplasm—stomach | 58 | 26 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 19 |
| Malignant neoplasm—lung, bronchus | 175 | 151 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 73 | 17 | 76 | 30 |
| Malignant neoplasm—breast | 55 | — | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 29 | — | 30 |
| Malignant neoplasm—uterus | 28 | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | 10 |
| Leukaemia | 22 | 14 | 8 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| Other malignant neoplasms, etc. | 367 | 172 | 146 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 59 | 46 | 95 | 90 |
| Benign and unspecified neoplasms | + | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 13 | 13 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 9 | 16 |
| Avitaminoses, etc. | + | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Other endocrine, etc., diseases | + | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Anaemias | + | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Other diseases of blood, etc. | + | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mental disorders | + | 4 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Meningitis | + | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Other diseases of nervous system, etc. | + | 14 | 15 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | |
| Active rheumatic fever | + | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chronic rheumatic heart disease | + | 28 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 7 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 12 | |
| Hypertensive disease | + | 24 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 8 | 1 | 14 | 36 |
| Ischaemic heart disease | + | 339 | 256 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 117 | 31 | 216 | 223 |
| Other forms of heart disease | + | 33 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 4 | 5 | 26 | 65 |
| Cerebrovascular disease | + | 99 | 185 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 25 | 24 | 70 | 158 |
| Other diseases of circulatory system | 128 | 74 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 56 | 65 |
| Influenza | 1 | 6 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| Pneumonia | 208 | 94 | 100 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 78 | 87 |
| Bronchitis and emphysema | 135 | 95 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 10 | 71 | 22 |
| Asthma | + | 3 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | — | 2 |
| Other diseases of respiratory system | + | 21 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 8 |
| Peptic Ulcer | 25 | 16 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 11 | |
| Appendicitis | + | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Intestinal obstruction and hernia | + | 8 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 5 | |
| Cirrhosis of liver | + | 11 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6 | 4 | 4 | — |
| Other diseases of digestive system | + | 19 | 27 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 19 |
| Nephritis and nephrosis | 16 | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 4 | 2 |
| Hyperplasia of prostate | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — |
| Other diseases, genito-urinary system | + | 9 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| Diseases of skin, subcutaneous tissue | + | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
| Diseases of musculo-skeletal system | + | 4 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Congenital anomalies | + | 16 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Birth injury, difficult labour, etc. | + | 3 | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Other causes of perinatal mortality | + | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Symptoms and ill-defined conditions | + | 1 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Motor vehicle accidents | 23 | 22 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 6 | 4 | 10 | ||
| All other accidents | 79 | 28 | 29 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 8 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 20 |
| Suicide and self-inflicted injuries | 68 | 31 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 10 |
| All other external causes | + | 16 | 12 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| Homicide and operations of war | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Totals | 1,446 | 1,376 | 28 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 10 | 91 | 50 | 455 | 272 | 843 | 1010 | |
| 2,822 | 49 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 141 | 727 | 1,853 | ||||||||||
| 1967 | 2,794 | — | 75 | 9 | 11 | 33 | 117 | 729 | 1,820 | ||||||||
*Note: The Registrar General's Table of Causes of Death has been substantially changed in respect of the year 1968.
The Causes of Death marked thus + did not appear in the Tables for previous years or in certain instances have been modified in
content because of the changes in the list of specifically defined causes. Accordingly statistics for the year 1967 cannot be given against
them for purposes of comparison.