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London County Council 1959

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

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Table: Table V.3-Deaths by cause-Administrative County of London, 1959

Table V.3-Deaths by cause-Administrative County of London, 1959

CauseSex0-1-5-15-25-45-65-75+Total
19591958
1. Tuberculosis-respiratorym-2--181017147239269
F----2224161174110
2. Tuberculosis-otherm-31-64111623
F----17321418
3. Syphilitic diseasem----42516186372
F-----1112133645
4. Diphtheriam----------
F---------2
5. Whooping coughm1-------11
F2-------2-
6. Meningococcal infectionm32--11--76
F2-41--1-83
7. Acute poliomyelitism-1234---106
F-2112---61
8. Measlesm21------32
F-1------12
9. Other infective, &c., diseasesm3113610353233
F1211913774136
10. Malignant neoplasm: Stomachm----16212167121516559
F----1487151183435422
11. Malignant neoplasm: Lung, bronchusm---1619075452431,7571,721
F----221348770313329
12. Malignant neoplasm: BreastM-----3-1411
F----71299155169694716
13. Malignant neoplasm: UterusF--1-311347354293290
14. Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasmsM268151005785525101,7711,927
F2379895175165861,7291,829
15. Leukemia, aleukemiam-66782719158878
F-1041112425189399
16. Diabetesm---161819145877
F----1285168148158
17. Vascular lesions of nervous systemm---3423654496741,5331,580
F1-11303455701,4772,4252,574
18. Coronary disease, anginaM---11341,3321,1699633,5993,572
F----143518061,2862,4582,353
19. Hypertension with heart diseasem----16377148289328
F----238137287464538
20. Other heart diseaseM11-6612293249341,5561,776
F3-26532364041,9422,6452,796
21. Other circulatory diseaseM---628187239322782795
F1--5121152507361,1191,110
22. Influenzam1--51473808826167
F3-229588216331983
23. PneumoniaM839511252423396431,3571,061
F66115220952589031,3601,207
24. BronchitisM26733185926897712,1091,943
F181-1111282625961,0171,007
25. Other diseases of respiratory systemM413310826873244242
F11126313246120117
26. Ulcer of stomach and duodenumM1--18989391292337
F----2313992164156
27. Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoeaM74-222016207165
F811-2273254125724
28. Nephritis and nephrosism43-921312322113123
F-23111293138115113
29. Hyperplasia, prostateM-----1251162225208
30. Pregnancy, childb.: abortn.F---826---3433
31. Congenital malformationsM148221371013111225183
F11410103122475185180
32. Other defined and ill defined diseasesm407112116702462173061,2941,284
F2988714762512906771,6211,610