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London County Council 1950

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

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Table 4—County of London—Civilian deaths in 1950 by cause

CauseSex0—1 —5—15—25—45—65—75+Total
19501949
1. Tuberculosis—respiratoryM43127209381163418291,046
F251187105429396539
2. Tuberculosis—otherM156718111136295
P46761017736061
3. Syphilitic diseaseM7655417143182
F12226186788
4. DiphtheriaM22-----45
F---------4
5. Whooping-coughM133------1611
F86------1416
6. Meningococcal infectionM6511137
F314812
7. Acute poliomyelitisM356822426
F114421224
8. MeaslesM31-----47
F---------9
9. Other infective, &c. diseasesM1231818834432
F35111017685132
10. Malignant neoplasm: stomachM36210232104582598
F28126142162458508
11. „ „ Lung, bronchusM716933641101,2381,104
F-20866945220240
12. „ „ BreastM1236
F-69301158162690672
13. „ „ UterusF311657850324318
14. Other malignant and Lymphatic neoplasmsM1211121166366715952,0531,967
F385101065685524861,7381,677
15. Leukemia, aleukemia and Hodgkins diseaseM856202321891115
F43482918117792
16. DiabetesM251731318685
F229435757170163
17. Vascular lesions, nervous systemM211213365606041,5251,480
F2233757141,1182,2322, 122
18. Coronary disease, anginaM919709156452,6212,251
F133015767331,6231,302
19. Hypertension with heart diseaseM16179267262715
F14127232414778 13,090
20. Other heart diseaseM1141073546501,3222,4484,514
F391334107332,5303,818
21. Other circulatory diseaseM22181411963437021,011
F151131935048251,168
22. InfluenzaM5413333437117191
F4319273263139181
23. PneumoniaM681865261872253018361,051
F58201625117181450858999
24. BronchitisM305294695515741,6581,890
F144381082436009801,152
25. Other diseases of respiratory systemM521122986249240294
F4125223248114198
26. Ulcer of stomach and duodenumM13716515380436423
F6284750131137
27. Gastritis, enteritis and DiarrhœaM4041210171419107104
F222141725239496
28. Nephritis and nephrosisM123937614548206308
F15716494952179315
29. Hyperplasia, prostateM-----26121193340384
30. Pregnancy, childb. : abortn.F92633840
31. Congenital malformationsM1281257132492200208
F931214122340147205179