Table: TABLE I.Causes of Death during Year 1956.
TABLE I.
Causes of Death during Year 1956.
Causes of Death. | Males. | Females. | Total. |
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Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 7 | 3 | 10 |
Other Forms of Tuberculosis | 1 | — | 1 |
Syphilitic diseases | 5 | 1 | 6 |
Diphtheria | — | — | — |
Whooping Cough | — | — | — |
Meningococcal infections | 1 | — | 1 |
Ac. Polio-myelitis | 1 | — | 1 |
Measles | — | — | — |
Other infective and parasitic diseases | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Malignant Neoplasm of stomach | 12 | 20 | 32 |
Malignant Neoplasm, lung, bronchus | 52 | 3 | 55 |
Do. of breast | 1 | 33 | 34 |
Malignant Neoplasm, uterus | — | 8 | 8 |
Other Malignant and Lymphatic Neoplasms | 62 | 38 | 100 |
Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Diabetes | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Vascular lesions of nervous system | 66 | 104 | 170 |
Coronary disease, angina | 84 | 66 | 150 |
Hypertension with heart disease | 8 | 17 | 25 |
Other Heart disease | 93 | 152 | 245 |
Other Circulatory disease | 24 | 18 | 42 |
Influenza | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Pneumonia | 13 | 22 | 35 |
Bronchitis | 39 | 24 | 63 |
Other diseases of Respiratory system | 4 | 4 | 8 |
Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 9 | 6 | 15 |
Gastritis, Enteritis and Diarrhoea | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Nephritis and Nephrosis | 8 | 2 | 10 |
Hyperplasia of prostate | 16 | — | 16 |
Pregnancy, Childbirth and Abortion | — | — | — |
Congenital Malformations | 5 | 6 | 11 |
Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 36 | 50 | 86 |
Motor Vehicle accidents | 7 | 8 | 15 |
All Other accidents | 16 | 11 | 27 |
Suicide | 4 | 4 | 8 |
Homicide and operations of war | — | 1 | 1 |
Total | 584 | 610 | 1,194 |