Table: Table showing Summary of Causes of Death registered during the year ended 31st December, 1952.
Table showing Summary of Causes of Death registered during the year ended 31st December, 1952.
| CAUSES OF DEATH | Male | Female |
|---|
| 1. Tuberculosis, respiratory | 2 | 1 |
| 2. Tuberculosis, other | — | — |
| 3. Syphilitic disease | — | — |
| 4. Diphtheria | — | — |
| 5. Whooping Cough | — | — |
| 6. Meningococcal Infections | — | — |
| 7. Acute Poliomyelitis | — | — |
| 8. Measles | — | — |
| 9. Other infective and parasitic diseases | — | — |
| 10. Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 7 | 2 |
| 11. Malignant neoplasm, lung bronchus | 10 | 2 |
| 12. Malignant neoplasm, breast | — | 4 |
| 13. Malignant neoplasm, uterus | — | 3 |
| 14. Other malignant & lymphatic neoplasm | 14 | 12 |
| 15. Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 1 | — |
| 16. Diabetes | 1 | 4 |
| 17. Vascular lesions of nervous system | 8 | 18 |
| 18. Coronary disease, angina | 23 | 15 |
| 19. Hypertension with heart disease | 1 | 3 |
| 20. Other heart disease | 33 | 19 |
| 21. Other circulatory disease | 5 | 2 |
| 22. Influenza | 1 | 2 |
| 23. Pneumonia | 2 | 1 |
| 24. Bronchitis | 11 | 4 |
| 25. Other diseases of respiratory system | 1 | 2 |
| 26. Ulcer of stomach and doudenum | 5 | — |
| 27. Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | — | — |
| 28. Nephritis and nephrosis | 2 | 2 |
| 29. Hyperplasia of prostate | 2 | 1 |
| 30. Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | — | — |
| 31. Congenital malformations | 1 | 2 |
| 32. Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 12 | 8 |
| 33. Motor vehicle accidents | 1 | — |
| 34. All other accidents | — | 1 |
| 35. Suicidc | 2 | 1 |
| 36. Homicide and operations of war | — | — |
| All causes | Total | 145 | 108 |
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