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City of London 1968
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CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH DURING THE YEAR 1967
| CAUSES OF DEATH 1 | NETT DEATHS AT THE SUBJOINED AGES OF "RESIDENTS" WHETHER OCCURRING WITHIN OR WITHOUT THE DISTRICT | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL AGES 2 | Under 4 weeks 3 | 4 weeks and under 1 year 4 | 1 and under 5 years 5 | 5 and under 15 years 6 | 1 5 and under 25 years 7 | 2 5 and under 35 years 8 | 35 and under 45 years 9 | 45 and under 55 years 10 | 5 5 and under 65 years 11 | 65 and under 75 years 12 | 75 and upwards 13 | ||
| All Causes | 40 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 11 | |
| B5 Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | M | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| B19(l) Malignant Neoplasm-Stomach | M | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| B19(2) Malignant Neoplasm-Lung, Bronchus | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| B19(6) Other Malignant Neoplasms, etc. | M | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
| B20 Benign and Unspecified Neoplasms | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| B46(4) Other Diseases of Nervous System | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| F | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| B26 Chronic Rheumatic Heart Disease | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| B27 Hypertensive Disease | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | ||
| B28 Ischaemic Heart Disease | M | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| F | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | |
| B30 Cerebrovascular Disease | M | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | _ | |
| B32 Pneumonia | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| B46(6) Other Diseases of Respiratory System | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| B34 Peptic Ulcer | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| B36 Intestinal Obstruction or Hernia | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| B46(7)OtherDiseases of Digestive System | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
| B43 Birth Injury, Difficult Labour etc. | M | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| BE48 All Other Accidents | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| BE49 Suicide and Self-Inflicted Wounds etc. | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | —- | — | — | — | — | — | |
| TOTALS | M | 29 | 1 | _ | _ | 1 | _ | _ | 1 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 5 |
| F | 11 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
| City Residents | Non-Residents | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 1968 | 1967 | 1968 | 1967 | 1968 | |
| Dysentery | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
| Food Poisoning | 0 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 18 | 8 |
| Infective Hepatitis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Leptospirosis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Measles | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| Meningococcal Meningitis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ophthalmic Neonatorum | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia (not notifiable after 30.9.68) | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 0 |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 7 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 9 |
| Tuberculosis — other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 10 | 10 | 47 | 32 | 57 | 42 |