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London County Council 1956

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

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Table 5— Deaths by cause—Administrative County of London,1956

CauseSex0—1—5—15—25 —45—65—75+Total
19561955
1. Tuberculosis—respiratoryM————491329149321392
F—2—235252513102125
2. Tuberculosis—otherM—1——68221922
F————36131322
3. Syphilitic diseaseM————3393929110104
F————2719194754
4. DiphtheriaM—————————1
F—7———7——21
5. Whooping coughM—————————5
F23——————52
6. Meningococcal infectionM2111—1——611
F371—127—911
7. Acute poliomyelitisM——4—————414
F————2———212
8. MeaslesM—————————8
F—1————1—27
9. Other infective, &c., diseasesM221—815153440
F—22—3137123943
10. Malignant neoplasm: StomachM————25231166118540579
F————12107157161437411
11. Malignant neoplasm: Lung, bronchusM————658535401781,6361,525
F——71131099361278338
12. Malignant neoplasm: BreastM————143198
F———182319161164727714
13. Malignant neoplasm: UterusF————351358560315313
14. Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasmsM1524201095876325671,9451,994
F387101055505316231,8371,784
15. Leukemia, aleukemiaM—67616332311102105
F1486122515239490
16. DiabetesM—1—142631218470
F—1—13325071158160
17. Vascular lesions of nervous systemM1—23313604976991,5931,590
F——24363546821,4872,5652,523
18. Coronary disease, anginaM————1091,1871,1339583,3873,149
F———1182907771,0812,1672,016
19. Hypertension with heart diseaseM————276145203426414
F————761183356601560
20. Other heart diseaseM——28602554011,1291,8551,913
F2—17692904822,0312,8823,066
21. Other circulatory diseaseM————25181212377795831
F———2161332817021,1341,193
22. InfluenzaM————51520206058
F——1—31253960106
23. PneumoniaM681324141652535041,0231,032
F6286316872077731,1621,050
24. BronchitisM257—3145506977402,0361,967
F1852—91152686961,113931
25. Other diseases of respiratory systemM21117748558229249
F24217232958126123
26. Ulcer of stomach and duodenumM1———16128129111385390
F————1184888155166
27. Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoeaM1221231216237174
F67—112153146112117
28. Nephritis and nephrosisM122629663741184142
F——1422313532125117
29. Hyperplasia, prostateM—————1362187262275
30. Pregnancy, childb. : abortn.F———522———27.39
31. Congenital malformationsM1061184131165164166
F87412171436134135
32. Other defined and ill defined diseasesM39291723952612183411,3561,394
F28215167882943256711,6981,627