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London County Council 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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Table 28—County of London—Principal causes of death by sex and age, 1938
| Causes of death | Sex | 0— | 1- | 2— | 5— | 15— | 25— | 35— | 45— | 55— | 65— | 75— | All Ages | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | 1937 | |||||||||||||
| Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers | M. | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 6 |
| F. | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 6 | 11 | |
| Measles | M. | 37 | 51 | 29 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | —_ | — | 126 | 14 |
| F. | 35 | 35 | 30 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 109 | 10 | |
| Scarlet fever | M. | — | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 14 | 14 |
| F. | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 13 | 19 | |
| Whooping-cough | M. | 29 | 15 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 48 | 113 |
| F. | 27 | 18 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 54 | 134 | |
| Diphtheria | M. | 7 | 4 | 31 | 52 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 97 | 91 |
| F. | 4 | 3 | 41 | 56 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 108 | 126 | |
| Influenza | M. | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 34 | 29 | 29 | 142 | 719 |
| F. | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 29 | 31 | 37 | 129 | 937 | |
| Encephalitis lethargica | M. | — | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 20 | 26 |
| F. | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 6 | — | 21 | 28 | |
| Cerebro-spinal fever | M. | 12 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 35 | 42 |
| F. | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 26 | 47 | |
| Tuberculosis of respiratory system | M. | 3 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 206 | 273 | 275 | 350 | 337 | 125 | 20 | 1,614 | 1,785 |
| F. | 6 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 253 | 295 | 143 | 104 | 86 | 51 | 17 | 976 | 1,103 | |
| Other tuberculous diseases | M. | 12 | 17 | 17 | 27 | 40 | 27 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 191 | 184 |
| F. | 9 | 8 | 25 | 32 | 26 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 156 | 167 | |
| Syphilis | M. | 10 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 9 | 42 | 46 | 31 | 9 | 152 | 134 |
| F. | 11 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 55 | 50 | |
| General paralysis of the insane, tabes dorsalis | M. | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 36 | 49 | 48 | 7 | 167 | 134 |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 15 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 43 | 51 | |
| Cancer, malignant disease | M. | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 48 | 153 | 459 | 1,111 | 1,227 | 588 | 3,613 | 3,601 |
| F. | — | 1 | — | 6 | 11 | 64 | 230 | 567 | 945 | 1,044 | 799 | 3,667 | 3,719 | |
| Diabetes | M. | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 59 | 92 | 50 | 235 | 225 |
| F. | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 8 | 35 | 98 | 167 | 100 | 414 | 443 | |
| Cerebral hæmorrhage | M. | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 60 | 161 | 294 | 216 | 750 | 807 |
| F. | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 15 | 72 | 207 | 314 | 377 | 994 | 1,077 | |
| Heart disease | M. | — | — | 3 | 22 | 66 | 91 | 139 | 457 | 1,232 | 2,112 | 2,422 | 6,544 | 6,687 |
| F. | — | 1 | 3 | 23 | 59 | 107 | 143 | 298 | 798 | 1,905 | 3,610 | 6,947 | 7,647 | |
| Aneurysm | M. | 1 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 61 | 45 | 20 | 171 | 179 |
| F. | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 38 | 33 | 18 | 123 | 138 | |
| Other circulatory diseases | M. | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 12 | 51 | 221 | 379 | 422 | 1,089 | 1,067 |
| F. | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 14 | 59 | 217 | 385 | 565 | 1,243 | 1,316 | |
| Bronchitis | M. | 62 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 108 | 169 | 213 | 218 | 821 | 1,106 |
| F. | 34 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 33 | 54 | 136 | 259 | 542 | 859 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | M. | 293 | 78 | 32 | 27 | 44 | 49 | 109 | 211 | 321 | 346 | 224 | 1,734 | 1,980 |
| F. | 241 | 43 | 33 | 18 | 26 | 26 | 65 | 95 | 152 | 229 | 327 | 1,255 | 1,544 | |
| Other respiratory diseases | M. | 5 | 1 | 3 | — | 6 | 7 | 16 | 26 | 41 | 31 | 38 | 174 | 255 |
| F. | 4 | 1 | — | 4 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 25 | 33 | 47 | 157 | 236 | |
| Peptic ulcer | M. | — | — | — | — | 2 | 18 | 57 | 111 | 154 | 84 | 36 | 462 | 471 |
| F. | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 24 | 37 | 35 | 126 | 139 | |