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London County Council 1955

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

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Table 5— Deaths by cause—Administrative County of London,1955

CauseSex0—1 —5—15—25—45—65—75+Total
19551954
1. Tuberculosis—respiratoryM—2144419110842392429
F———747402176125167
2. Tuberculosis—otherM—12—85332233
F—11—310342229
3. Syphilitic diseaseM————4235225104112
F————31718765477
4. DiphtheriaM—1——————1—
F——1—————1—
5. Whooping coughM221—————52
F71——————22
6. Meningococcal infectionM241—12—11120
F53——12——118
7. Acute poliomyelitisM—3434———142
F13143———124
8. MeaslesM431—————82
F751—————7—
9. Other infective, &c., diseasesM2—114151074046
F4222214984338
10. Malignant neoplasm: StomachM————18243194124579564
F———115104119772411445
11. Malignant neoplasm: Lung, bronchusM———2628104921591,5251,464
F————1315110173338321
12. Malignant neoplasm: BreastM—————41385
F————63304181766714675
13. Malignant neoplasm: UterusF————261637648313286
14. Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasmsM1911161086126336041,9941,957
F75881075765005791,7847,772
15. Leukemia, aleukemiaM148615322811105107
F1562132223189081
16. DiabetesM——1—-41426257051
F——225296359160132
17. Vascular lesions of nervous systemM———4323444937171,5901,635
F——16383986807,4002,5232,367
18. Coronary disease, anginaM————1051,1691,0338423,1493,087
F————123386527,0742,0167,909
19. Hypertension with heart diseaseM————270144198414420
F————439154363560528
20. Other heart diseaseM1—110522554291,1651,9131,870
F—115822335182,2263,0662,884
21. Other circulatory diseaseM——1220149255404831811
F——12131303017461,1937,077
22. InfluenzaM———121619205847
F—11—89167710636
23. PneumoniaM751325211772584811,032804
F46159611932096671,050802
24. BronchitisM41911235506726701,9671,469
F7623—5106255544931734
25. Other diseases of respiratory systemM33——15847569249194
F73215332850123775
26. Ulcer of stomach and duodenumM———116126136111390365
F————4235188166767
27. Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoeaM141—322015197473
F703——823324111790
28. Nephritis and nephrosisM—211130443321142162
F11—719233333117158
29. Hyperplasia, prostateM————12366185275285
30. Pregnancy, childb. : abortn.F———633———3934
31. Congenital malformationsM99959131993166155
F721275121746135126
32. Other defined and ill defined diseasesM430111913872832413101.3941,329
F295171719872872996061,6271,441