[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of] page 63

City of Westminster 1970

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]

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

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

CAUSE OF DEATH	1969	1970 Net Deaths at the sub-joined ages of residents (Male and Female) whether occuring 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
	Totals All Ages	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.
Enteritis and other diarrhoeal diseases	3	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—
Tuberculosis of respiratory system	12	9	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	2	1	5	—
Other tuberculosis, including late effects	8	5	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	1	2	—
Syphilis and its sequelae	6	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—
Other infective and parasitic diseases	5	1	3	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3
Malignant neoplasm—buccal cavity etc.	11	6	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	—	3	3
Malignant neoplasm—oesophagus	24	11	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	2	6	6
Malignant neoplasm—stomach	58	29	25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	8	3	20	22
Malignant neoplasm—intestine	74	39	40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	12	3	2b	37
Malignant neoplasm—larynx	5	6	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	1	—	4	1
Malignant neoplasm—lung, bronchus	201	148	55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	2	53	18	91	35
Malignant neoplasm—breast	57	—	68	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	—	29	—	34
Malignant neoplasm—uterus	31	—	23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	9	—	13
Malignant neoplasm—prostate	14	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	—	18	—
Leukaemia	18	14	9	—	—	—	1	—	1	1	—	1	—	5	3	7	4
Other malignant neoplasms	220	115	91	—	—	2	—	—	—	5	—	7	2	43	31	58	58
Benign and unspecified neoplasms	5	4	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	3	2
Diabetes mellitus	28	11	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	1	5	10
Avitaminoses, etc	2	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
Other endocrine etc. diseases	10	5	7	—	2	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	3	2	1	3
Anaemias	6	3	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	7
Other diseases of blood, etc.	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—
Mental disorders	14	4	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	—	—	1	1	1	1
Meningitis	1	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
Multiple Sclerosis	—	1	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	—	2
Other diseases of nervous system	30	14	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	2	8	6
Chronic rheumatic heart disease	59	29	31	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	5	5	17	13	6	13
Hypertensive disease	59	30	27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12	9	18	18
Ischaemic heart disease	683	368	270	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	14	1	137	42	211	227
Other forms of heart disease	114	46	64	—	1	—	—	—	—	2	—	1	2	11	3	32	58
Cerebrovascular disease	288	87	180	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	17	25	69	1 53
Other diseases of circulatory system	131	41	74	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	14	8	27	65
Influenza	21	4	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	1	1	3
Pneumonia	218	89	117	2	1	—	1	—	—	—	—	1	—	14	7	72	108
Bronchitis and emphysema	113	72	31	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	17	6	4	2b
Asthma	8	3	5	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	1	—	1	2	—	2
Other diseases of respiratory system	26	17	10	1	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	—	12	10
Peptic ulcer	26	13	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	1	6	6
Intestinal obstruction and hernia	13	4	10	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	7
Cirrhosis of liver	15	6	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	2	2	4
Other diseases of digestive system	39	12	18	—	—	1	—	1	—	—	—	1	4	1	4	8	10
Nephritis and nephrosis	22	8	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	3	3	7
Hyperplasia of prostate	7	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—
Other diseases, genito-urinary system	22	8	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	4	5	10
Diseases of musculoskeletal system	11	1	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	—	9
Congenital anomalies	36	6	7	2	4	1	—	—	2	—	1	—	—	1	—	2	—
Birth, injury, difficult labour, etc.	21	13	10	13	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Other causes of perinatal mortality	10	11	5	11	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Symptoms and ill-defined conditions	5	1	9	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	8
Motor vehicle accidents	31	25	11	—	—	—	1	1	—	4	—	4	2	6	4	10	4
All other accidents	72	33	25	1	—	—	—	3	—	8	2	12	3	5	4	4	16
Suicide and self-inflicted injuries	72	25	44	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	6	9	11	11	17	2	10
All other external causes	29	11	13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	5	5	2	5	4	2
Abortion	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Diseases of skin, subcutaneous tissue	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Totals		1,414	1,392	32	26	5	4	6	4	28	12	75	50	446	272	822	1,024
Totals		2,806		58		9		10		40		125		718		1,846
1969	2,998	—		65		7		13		40		148		830		1,895