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City of Westminster 1970

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Table 1.—Deaths—According to Age-Group and Sex

CAUSE OF DEATH19691970 Net Deaths at the sub-joined ages of residents (Male and Female) whether occuring within or without the City
Totals All AgesAll AgesUnder 1 year1 and under 55 and under 1515 and under 2525 and under 4545 and under 6565 and upwards
M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
Enteritis and other diarrhoeal diseases3111——————————1——
Tuberculosis of respiratory system1291————————2—215—
Other tuberculosis, including late effects852————————11212—
Syphilis and its sequelae62—————————————1—
Other infective and parasitic diseases5131————————————3
Malignant neoplasm—buccal cavity etc.1163——————————3—33
Malignant neoplasm—oesophagus24118——————————5266
Malignant neoplasm—stomach582925————————1—832022
Malignant neoplasm—intestine743940————————1—1232b37
Malignant neoplasm—larynx561————————1—1—41
Malignant neoplasm—lung, bronchus20114855————————4253189135
Malignant neoplasm—breast57—68—————————5—29—34
Malignant neoplasm—uterus31—23—————————1—9—13
Malignant neoplasm—prostate1421———————————3—18—
Leukaemia18149———1—11—1—5374
Other malignant neoplasms22011591——2———5—7243315858
Benign and unspecified neoplasms543————————11——32
Diabetes mellitus281112——————————61510
Avitaminoses, etc2—1—————————————1
Other endocrine etc. diseases1057—2————1———3213
Anaemias638———————————127
Other diseases of blood, etc.—11————————————1—
Mental disorders1443——————21——1111
Meningitis1—1—————————————1
Multiple Sclerosis—14—————————111—2
Other diseases of nervous system30148——————————6286
Chronic rheumatic heart disease592931——————1—551713613
Hypertensive disease593027——————————1291818
Ischaemic heart disease683368270————————14113742211227
Other forms of heart disease1144664—1————2—121133258
Cerebrovascular disease28887180————————121725691 53
Other diseases of circulatory system1314174—————————11482765
Influenza2144——————————3113
Pneumonia2188911721—1————1—14772108
Bronchitis and emphysema1137231——————1———17642b
Asthma835————11——1—12—2
Other diseases of respiratory system2617101—1———————3—1210
Peptic ulcer26137——————————7166
Intestinal obstruction and hernia13410—3——————————47
Cirrhosis of liver1566——————————4224
Other diseases of digestive system391218——1—1———1414810
Nephritis and nephrosis22810——————————5337
Hyperplasia of prostate71—————————————1—
Other diseases, genito-urinary system22814——————————34510
Diseases of musculoskeletal system11112———————————3—9
Congenital anomalies3667241——2—1——1—2—
Birth, injury, difficult labour, etc.2113101310————————————
Other causes of perinatal mortality10115115————————————
Symptoms and ill-defined conditions519———1————————18
Motor vehicle accidents312511———11—4—4264104
All other accidents7233251———3—8212354416
Suicide and self-inflicted injuries722544——————369111117210
All other external causes291113———————1552542
Abortion2————————————————
Diseases of skin, subcutaneous tissue2————————————————
Totals1,4141,39232265464281275504462728221,024
2,80658910401257181,846
19692,998—65713401488301,895