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London County Council 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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Table 38.—County of London—Principal causes of death by sex and age, 1935.
| Causes of death | Sex | All Ages | 0— | 1— | 2— | 5— | 15— | 25— | 35— | 45— | 55— | 65— | 75— |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers. | M. | 5 | _ | __ | 1 | _ | 1 | 2 | 1 | _ | _ | — | — |
| F. | 12 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | |
| Measles | M. | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | 11 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Scarlet fever | M. | 7 | _ | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| F. | 17 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Whooping.cough | M. | 78 | 49 | 18 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | 88 | 50 | 26 | 9 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Diphtheria | M. | 134 | 4 | 10 | 47 | 69 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| F. | 137 | 4 | 9 | 51 | 65 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | |
| Influenza | M. | 228 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 41 | 47 | 54 | 36 |
| F. | 243 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 17 | 46 | 65 | 69 | |
| Encephalitis lethargica. | M. | 18 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | — |
| F. | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | — | |
| Cerebro spinal fever | M. | 39 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| F. | 30 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Tuberculosis of respiratory system | M. | 1,751 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 237 | 337 | 282 | 385 | 330 | 134 | 23 |
| F. | 1,096 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 342 | 279 | 179 | 112 | 88 | 50 | 17 | |
| Other tuberculous diseases | M. | 186 | 13 | 12 | 24 | 27 | 43 | 28 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 3 |
| F. | 173 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 35 | 37 | 23 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 3 | |
| Syphilis | M. | 136 | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 42 | 45 | 20 | 5 |
| F. | 57 | 7 | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 3 | |
| General paralysis of the insane, tabes dorsalis. | M. | 187 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 30 | 53 | 62 | 30 | 5 |
| F. | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 1 | |
| Cancer, malignant disease. | M. | 3,466 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 59 | 129 | 471 | 1,041 | 1,215 | 526 |
| F. | 3,625 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 74 | 218 | 601 | 952 | 1,025 | 732 | |
| Diabetes | M. | 225 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 61 | 95 | 44 |
| F. | 406 | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 37 | 98 | 174 | 74 | |
| Cerebral haemorrhage | M. | 834 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 15 | 65 | 201 | 315 | 236 |
| F. | 1,129 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 73 | 213 | 395 | 420 | ||
| Heart disease | M. | 6,046 | — | — | 2 | 32 | 72 | 93 | 159 | 504 | 1,197 | 1,894 | 2,093 |
| F. | 7,021 | 1 | — | 1 | 54 | 97 | 144 | 172 | 358 | 863 | 1,956 | 3,375 | |
| Aneurysm | M. | 151 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 27 | 45 | 50 | 8 |
| F. | 110 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 33 | 27 | 22 | |
| Other circulatory diseases. | M. | 998 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 13 | 56 | 199 | 389 | 334 |
| F. | 1,206 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 11 | 64 | 167 | 397 | 563 | |
| Bronchitis | M. | 859 | 58 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 41 | 105 | 161 | 219 | 250 |
| F. | 663 | 48 | 4 | 2 | — | 8 | 4 | 13 | 28 | 65 | 149 | 342 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | M. | 1,614 | 328 | 58 | 36 | 24 | 31 | 50 | 103 | 206 | 308 | 280 | 190 |
| F. | 1,197 | 218 | 57 | 29 | 22 | 23 | 28 | 51 | 96 | 175 | 239 | 259 | |
| Other respiratory diseases. | M. | 259 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 22 | 21 | 43 | 53 | 39 | 54 |
| F. | 222 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 25 | 38 | 95 | |
| Peptic ulcer | M. | 449 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 29 | 44 | 116 | 140 | 89 | 28 |
| F. | 132 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 40 | 36 | 15 |