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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
F——251187105429396539
2. Tuberculosis—otherM156718111136295
P46761017736061
3. Syphilitic diseaseM————7655417143182
F————12226186788
4. DiphtheriaM—22-----45
F---------4
5. Whooping-coughM133------1611
F86------1416
6. Meningococcal infectionM651—1———137
F31———4——812
7. Acute poliomyelitisM—35682——2426
F—11442——1224
8. MeaslesM—31-----47
F---------9
9. Other infective, &c. diseasesM1231818834432
F35111017685132
10. Malignant neoplasm: stomachM————36210232104582598
F————28126142162458508
11. „ „ Lung, bronchusM————716933641101,2381,104
F——-—20866945220240
12. „ „ BreastM————1—2—36
F-———69301158162690672
13. „ „ UterusF————311657850324318
14. Other malignant and Lymphatic neoplasmsM—1211121166366715952,0531,967
F385101065685524861,7381,677
15. Leukemia, aleukemia and Hodgkins diseaseM—856202321891115
F—43482918117792
16. DiabetesM———251731318685
F—2—29435757170163
17. Vascular lesions, nervous systemM2—11213365606041,5251,480
F———2233757141,1182,2322, 122
18. Coronary disease, anginaM————919709156452,6212,251
F————133015767331,6231,302
19. Hypertension with heart diseaseM———16179267262715
F———14127232414778 13,090
20. Other heart diseaseM——1141073546501,3222,4484,514
F——391334107332,5303,818
21. Other circulatory diseaseM——22181411963437021,011
F————151131935048251,168
22. InfluenzaM541—3333437117191
F43—19273263139181
23. PneumoniaM681865261872253018361,051
F58201625117181450858999
24. BronchitisM305——294695515741,6581,890
F1443—81082436009801,152
25. Other diseases of respiratory systemM521122986249240294
F412—5223248114198
26. Ulcer of stomach and duodenumM———13716515380436423
F————6284750131137
27. Gastritis, enteritis and DiarrhœaM4041210171419107104
F222—141725239496
28. Nephritis and nephrosisM123937614548206308
F—15716494952179315
29. Hyperplasia, prostateM-----26121193340384
30. Pregnancy, childb. : abortn.F———9263——3840
31. Congenital malformationsM1281257132492200208
F931214122340147205179