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London County Council 1953

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

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T able 4 — Civilian deaths by cause—Administrative County of London, 1953

CauseSex0—1—5—15—25—45—65—75+Total
19531952
1. Tuberculosis—respiratoryM11197726012635510684
F2111273522910180249
2. Tuberculosis—otherM1212109312945
F362589294441
3. Syphilitic diseaseM————1425217112144
F————41323236369
4. DiphtheriaM—————————1
F—————————1
5. Whooping-coughM25——————76
F121——————133
6. Meningococcal infectionM67——1———1412
F35———11—1017
7. Acute poliomyelitisM—1234———1018
F—21231——95
8. MeaslesM232—————74
F1—1—————24
9. Other infective, &c., diseasesM332110111134443
F12——581183553
10. Malignant neoplasm: StomachM———138241225134639593
F————12115160173460506
11. Malignant neoplasm: Lung, bronchusM———2817344751391,4311,329
F————181198653276283
12. Malignant neoplasm: BreastM—————3—149
F————89316179144728736
13. Malignant neoplasm: UterusF————351548755331296
14. Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasmsM3612211085966785802,0042,067
F525121135535165551,7611,728
15. Leukemia, aleukemia and Hodgkins diseaseM161111123117109994
F—454142922129085
16. DiabetesM———332231238284
F——1—2336658160195
17. Vascular lesions, nervous systemM——13393495007181,6101,669
F—1—2503946781,2832,4082,589
18. Coronary disease, anginaM————851,0551,0557322,9273,095
F————102926728911,8651,880
19. Hypertension with heart diseaseM————187146180414414
F———1543154307510555
20. Other heart diseaseM—1211692534951,1481,9792,388
F1—26853035332,2273,1573,614
21. Other circulatory diseaseM———125187244407864938
F——16141282816731,1031,132
22. InfluenzaM31——1552537920386
F211116475818531176
23. PneumoniaM8721124112083194451,1071,039
F74232116892385741,017998
24. BronchitisM2251—296148097372,2172,341
F234—1151673368191,3651,321
25. Other diseases of respiratory systemM112119988551258267
F424310262949127144
26. Ulcer of stomach and duodenumM————2114813483386427
F———13305277163154
27. Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoeaM395—15158128568
F263137152736118113
28. Nephritis and nephrosisM212533634723176176
F—13220514337157185
29. Hyperplasia, prostateM—————2192161274366

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