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London County Council 1937

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]

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Table: Table 35—County of London—Principal causes of death by sex and age, 1937

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Table 35—County of London—Principal causes of death by sex and age, 1937

Causes of death	Sex	0—	1—	2—	5—	15—	25—	35—	45—	55—	65—	75—	All Ages
Causes of death	Sex	0—	1—	2—	5—	15—	25—	35—	45—	55—	65—	75—	1937	1936
Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers.	M.	2	—	—	—	_	1	1	2	—	—	—	6	14
Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers.	F.	—	—	—	—	2	2	1	3	1	1	1	11	17
Measles	M.	3	5	4	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	14	323
	F.	—	3	6	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10	261
Scarlet fever	M.	_	2	5	5	_	1	_	1	_	—	_	14	21
	F.	1	2	4	5	2	1	1	1	1	—	1	19	21
Whooping-cough	M.	70	23	15	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	113	134
	F.	80	36	13	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	134	144
Diphtheria	M.	6	8	31	45	1	_	_	—	—	—	_	91	109
	F.	7	10	45	56	3	1	1	2	—	1	—	126	117
Influenza	M.	10	8	5	_	21	24	45	129	170	169	138	719	242
	F.	12	4	2	4	27	35	54	88	153	228	330	937	291
Encephalitis Iethargica.	M.	—	—	_	_	4	6	5	8	2	1	_	26	30
Encephalitis Iethargica.	F.	—	—	—	—	1	9	2	7	5	3	1	28	24
Cerebro-spinal fever	M.	22	4	4	1	6	I	1	1	2	—	_	42	40
Cerebro-spinal fever	F.	15	7	5	—	8	5	—	4	2	1	—	47	31
Tuberculosis of respiratory system.	M.	2	6	3	4	209	357	298	386	358	145	17	1,785	1,810
Tuberculosis of respiratory system.	F.	3	1	2	7	313	308	183	117	95	69	15	1,103	1,039
Other tuberculous diseases.	M.	10	8	24	26	38	19	14	16	16	11	2	184	202
Other tuberculous diseases.	F.	9	14	18	28	27	22	9	12	16	10	2	167	161
Syphilis	M.	9	_	_	2	2	2	14	22	47	32	4	134	113
	F.	8	—	—	2	1	1	12	7	10	5	4	50	54
General paralysis of the insane, tabes dorsalis.	M.	_	_	_	1	3	2	17	39	38	34	_	134	145
	F.	—	—	—	—	—	6	7	7	20	9	2	51	52

Cancer, malignant disease.	M.	2	_	7	12	16	65	142	442	1,070	1,238	607	3,601	3,665
Cancer, malignant disease.	F.	—	2	1	6	21	55	230	606	900	1,075	823	3,719	3,697
Diabetes	M.	_	_	_	2	2	10	5	13	60	84	49	225	216
	F.	1	—	—	—	4	7	8	33	99	181	110	443	412
Cerebral haemorrhage	M.	_	_	—	1	_	5	19	66	178	252	286	807	792
Cerebral haemorrhage	F.	—	—	—	—	2	3	21	85	218	350	398	1,077	1,134
Heart disease	M.	_	_	2	31	66	77	142	513	1,245	2,180	2,431	6,687	6,711
	F.	i	1	2	27	73	122	171	374	944	2,090	3,842	7,647	7,478
Aneurysm	M.	_	_	_	_	1	8	14	24	63	52	17	179	175
	F.	i	1	—	—	2	4	8	30	31	39	22	138	119
Other circulatory diseases.	M.	2	]	_	_	1	4	16	63	208	383	389	1,067	1,085
Other circulatory diseases.	F.	1	—	1	—	1	1	19	71	174	440	608	1,316	1,239
Bronchitis	M.	69	3	6	4	3	14	32	140	242	299	294	1,106	1,158
	F.	38	5	1	2	I	10	11	45	92	196	458	859	888
Pneumonia (all forms)	M.	355	93	38	20	34	46	107	261	420	363	243	1,980	1,906
	F.	241	69	31	18	28	38	75	122	203	302	417	1,544	1,472
Other respiratory diseases.	M.	3	_	2	4	7	8	28	47	58	48	50	255	260
Other respiratory diseases.	F.	—	4	2	4	4	8	15	22	42	39	96	236	223
Peptic ulcer	M.	_	_	_	_	2	25	54	116	148	94	32	471	462
	F-	—	1	—	—	—	1	10	25	43	38	21	139	147