Table: Causes ot Death, 1939.
Causes ot Death, 1939.
| Cause of Death | Deaths, 1939 | Total Deaths 1938 |
|---|
| Male | Female | Total |
|---|
| Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Measles | — | — | — | 4 |
| Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | — | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Diphtheria | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Influenza | 13 | 15 | 28 | 20 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | — | — | | 2 |
| Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 42 | 45 | 87 | 100 |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 9 | 9 | 18 | 8 |
| Syphilis | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| General Paralysis of the Insane, Tabes Dorsalis | 5 | — | 5 | 3 |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 106 | 141 | 247 | 235 |
| Diabetes | 14 | 9 | 23 | 16 |
| Cerebral Haemorrhage, etc. | 41 | 45 . | 86 | 76 |
| Heart Disease | 185 | 202 | 387 | 401 |
| Aneurysm | 5 | 4 | 9 | 7 |
| Other Circulatory Diseases | 37 | 42 | 79 | 79 |
| Bronchitis | 26 | 31 | 57 | 40 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 36 | 34 | 70 | 74 |
| Other Respiratory Diseases | 5 | 5 | 10 | 13 |
| Peptic Ulcer | 12 | 8 | 20 | 14 |
| Diarrhoea,) etc. (Under two years) | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 |
| Appendicitis | 6 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Other Diseases of Liver, etc. | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 |
| Other Digestive Diseases | 11 | 14 | 25 | 32 |
| Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 16 | 13 | 29 | 45 |
| Puerperal Sepsis | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Other Puerperal Causes | — | 8 | 8 | 4 |
| Congenital Debility, Premature Birth, Malformations, etc. | 41 | 39 | 80 | '56 |
| Senility | 10 | 26 | 36 | 38 |
| Suicide | 15 | 11 | 26 | 9 |
| Other Violence | 32 | 23 | 55 | 49 |
| Other Defined Diseases | 61 | 47 | 108 | 115 |
| Causes ill-defined or unknown | — | — | — | — |
| Diarrhoea (Two years and over) | 2 | 2 | 4 | — |
| Total | 747 | 793 | 1,540 | 1,499 |