Table: TABLE I.Causes of Death during Year 1959.
TABLE I.
Causes of Death during Year 1959.
| Causes of Death. | Males. | Females. | Total. |
|---|
| Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Other Forms of Tuberculosis | 1 | — | 1 |
| Syphilitic diseases | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Diphtheria | — | — | — |
| Whooping Cough | — | — | — |
| Meningococcal infections | — | — | — |
| Ac. Polio-myelitis | — | — | — |
| Measles | — | — | — |
| Other infective and parasitic diseases | — | — | — |
| Malignant Neoplasm of stomach | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| Malignant Neoplasm, lung, bronchus | 47 | 11 | 58 |
| Do. of breast | 1 | 21 | 22 |
| Malignant Neoplasm, uterus | — | 7 | 7 |
| Other Malignant and Lymphatic Neoplasms | 62 | 62 | 124 |
| Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Diabetes | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Vascular lesions of nervous system | 41 | 77 | 118 |
| Coronary disease, angina | 96 | 71 | 167 |
| Hypertension with heart disease | 9 | 16 | 25 |
| Other Heart disease | 73 | 113 | 186 |
| Other Circulatory disease | 41 | 37 | 78 |
| Influenza | 11 | 6 | 17 |
| Pneumonia | 20 | 16 | 36 |
| Bronchitis | 47 | 16 | 63 |
| Other diseases of Respiratory system | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| Gastritis, Enteritis and Diarrhoea | 1 | 9 | 10 |
| Nephritis and Nephrosis | 3 | — | 3 |
| Hyperplasia of prostate | 9 | — | 9 |
| Pregnancy, Childbirth and Abortion | — | 1 | 1 |
| Congenital Malformations | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 28 | 57 | 85 |
| Motor Vehicle accidents | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| All Other accidents | 10 | 8 | 18 |
| Suicide | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| Homicide and operations of war | — | — | — |
| Total | 546 | 564 | 1,110 |
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