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London County Council 1946

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

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Table 5—Administrative County of London—Civilian deaths in 1946 by cause

CauseSex0—1—5—15—45—65 +Total
19461945
1. Typhoid and paratyphoidM-111-3_
F----1123
2. Cerebro-spinal feverM131112213020
F10915413025
3. Scarlet feverM-----——1
F_—1———1—
4. Whooping-coughM147————2118
F2093———3229
5. DiphtheriaM—4—1—167
F111231—1817
6. Tuberculosis—respiratoryM61074845401911,2381,338
F18549813951702695
7. Tuberculosis—other formsM7242538148116118
F10232044228127106
8. Syphilitic diseaseM6——26115116263216
F3__126253130114
9. lufluenzaM126219638118390
F621185011118881
10. MeaslesM441———919
F453———1212
11. Acute poliomyelitis and polioencephalitisM——112—42
F11—22—64
12. Acute infectious encephalitisM——15811511
F__—64—1016
Cancer of—
13. Mouth and oesophagusM1——499229333314
14. UterusF__—30164116310326
15. Stomach and duodenumM___30211291532567
F___21127301449420
16. BreastM__——3477
F_____70283244597571
17. All other sitesM14101241,0181,2412,3982,314
F661006089851,7051,536
18. DiabetesM__2923457965
F___95595159156
19. Intra-cranial vase, lesionsM___233471,0211,3911,266
F____204221,4521,8941,667
20. Heart diseaseM_171821,2633,6915,1444,542
F__31947114,4075,3154,902
21. Other circulatory diseasesM_2331212544792732
F--_17145654816701
22. BronchitisM5052596061,0981,8201,758
F2132291478541,0561,051
23. PneumoniaM208317592925641,1611,030
F161254561766281,050817
24. Other respiratory diseasesM34—2399123252228
F21_174976145140
25. Ulcer of stomach or duodenumM-__52216170438424
F___114568124106
26. Diarrhoea under 2 yearsM1586————164188
F1032——--105130