Table: The following causes of death are supplied by the Registrar General and refer to deaths which were registered during the calendar year:—
The following causes of death are supplied by the Registrar General and refer to deaths which were registered during the calendar year:—
| Cause of Death | M. | F. | Total |
|---|
| Tuberculosis, respiratory | 15 | 8 | 23 |
| Tuberculosis, other | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Syphilitic disease | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Diphtheria | ... | ... | ... |
| Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... |
| Meningococcal infections | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | ... | | ... |
| Other infective and parasitic diseases | 2 | ... | 2 |
| Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 12 | 8 | 20 |
| Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | 32 | 4 | 36 |
| Malignant neoplasm, breast | ... | 15 | 15 |
| Malignant neoplasm, uterus | | 6 | 6 |
| Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 47 | 42 | 89 |
| Leuksemia, aleukaemia | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Diabetes | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Vascular lesions of nervous system | 35 | 59 | 94 |
| Coronary disease, angina | 101 | 52 | 153 |
| Hypertension with heart disease | 14 | 10 | 24 |
| Other heart disease | 31 | 84 | 115 |
| Other circulatory disease | 25 | 27 | 52 |
| Influenza | 12 | 6 | 18 |
| Pneumonia | 29 | 23 | 52 |
| Bronchitis | 60 | 35 | 95 |
| Other diseases of the respiratory system | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| Gastritis, Enteritis and Diarrhoea | ... | 4 | 4 |
| Nephritis, and Nephrosis | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| Hyperplasia of Prostate | 5 | ... | 5 |
| Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | | ... | |
| Congenital malformations | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 43 | 41 | 84 |
| Motor Vehicle Accidents | 9 | 4 | 13 |
| All other accidents | 8 | 9 | 17 |
| Suicide | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| Homicide and operations of war | 1 | ... | 1 |
| TOTALS | 516 | 464 | 980 |