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City of London 1937

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Table: CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH DURING THE YEAR 1937.

CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH DURING THE YEAR 1937.

Causes of Death.Nett Deaths at the subjoined ages of " Residents " whether occurring within or without the district.Total Deaths whether OF " Residents " or " Non-Residents" in Institutions in the District.
All Ages.Under 1 year.1 and under 2 years.2 and under 5 years.6 and under 15 years.15 and under 25 years.25 and under 35 years.35 and under 45 years.45 and under 55 years.55 and under 65 years.65 and under 75 years.75 and upwards.
1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.11.12.13.14.
All Causes.1012l....222613242425463
1. Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers................................................1
2. Measles....................................................
3. Scarlet Fever....................................................
4. Whooping Cough....................................................
5. Diphtheria1............1................................
6. Influenza4....................1........1....2....
7. Encephalitis Lethargica................................................1
8. Cerebro-spinal Fever....................................................
9. Tuberculosis of Respiratory System7............................l31........
10. Other Tuberculous Diseases................................................12
11. Syphilis11........................................3
12. General Paralysis of the Insane, Tabes Dorsalis1................................1............
13. Cancer, Malignant Disease13............................424384
14. Diabetes1........................................15
15. Cerebral Haemorrhage, &c.4........................11....1112
16. Heart Disease32........................1....981443
17. Aneurysm1................................1........3
18. Other Circulatory Diseases7............................2....326
19. Bronchitis3............................11....14
20. Pneumonia (all forms)9....1....................223155
21. Other Respiratory Diseases1............................1............7
22. Peptic Ulcer3............................1....1....16
23. Diarrhoea, &c.................................................9
24. Appendicitis................................................9
25. Cirrhosis of Liver................................................3
26. Other Diseases of Liver, &c................................................3
27. Other Digestive Diseases1....................1....................1
28. Acute and Chronic Nephritis2................................1........35
29. Puerperal Sepsis................................................1
30. Other Puerperal Causes....................................................
31. Congenital Debility, Premature Birth, Malformations, &c11........................................14
32. Senility....................................................
33. Suicide................................................5
34. Other Violence3................................1........33
35. Other Defined Causes6............11............22....90
36. Causes ill-defined or unknown....................................................
Totals1012l....222613242425463