Table: DEATHSCauses of Death, 1953.
DEATHS
Causes of Death, 1953.
Cause of Death | Deaths, 1953 | Total Deaths 1952 |
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Male | Female | Total |
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Tuberculosis, Respiratory | 18 | 10 | 28 | 37 |
Tuberculosis, Other | _ | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Syphilitic Disease | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11 |
piphtheria | — | _ | —. | _ |
Whooping Cough | 2 | _ | 2 | _ |
-Meningococcal Infections | — | — | —. | 1 |
Acute Poliomyelitis | 1 | _ | 1 | .— |
Measles | — | _ | __ | _ |
Other Infective and Parasitic Diseases | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
Malignant Neoplasm, Stomach | 22 | 23 | 45 | 49 |
,, ,, Lung, Bronchus | 59 | 12 | 71 | 52 |
„ „ Breast | — | 42 | 42 | 39 |
„ „ Uterus | — | 10 | 10 | 17 |
Other Malignant Lymphatic Neoplasms | 77 | 81 | 158 | 194 |
Leukaemia, Aleukaemia | 12 | 4 | 16 | 12 |
Diabetes | 5 | 8 | 13 | 13 |
Vascular Lesions of Nervous System | 106 | 148 | 254 | 263 |
Coronary Disease, Angina | 143 | 99 | 242 | 242 |
Hhypertension with Heart Disease | 22 | 25 | 47 | 48 |
Other Heart Disease | 116 | 150 | 266 | 234 |
Other Circulatory Disease | 39 | 30 | 69 | 97 |
Influenza | 10 | 17 | 27 | 7 |
Pneumonia | 46 | 34 | 80 | 101 |
Bronchitis | 94 | 57 | 151 | 110 |
Other Diseases of Respiratory System | 14 | 6 | 20 | 15 |
Ulcer of Stomach and Duodenum | 6 | 5 | 11 | 22 |
Gastritis, Enteritis and Diarrhoea | 2 | 9 | 11 | 6 |
Nephritis and Nephrosis | 9 | 6 | 15 | 9 |
Hyperplasia of Prostrate | 10 | — | 10 | 11 |
Pregnancy, Childbirth, Abortion | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Congenital Malformations | 8 | 7 | 15 | 21 |
Other Defined and Ill-Defined Diseases | 57 | 54 | 111 | 152 |
Motor Vehicle Accidents | 13 | 4 | 17 | 16 |
All other Accidents | 26 | 20 | 46 | 52 |
Suicide | 9 | 3 | 12 | 9 |
Homeicide and Operations of War | — | — | — | 2 |
Totals | 931 | 877 | 1,808 | 1,848 |