Table: TABLE I.Causes of Death during Year 1956.
TABLE I.
Causes of Death during Year 1956.
| Causes of Death. | Males. | Females. | Total. |
|---|
| 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 |
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