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Finchley 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]
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CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT DEATH DURING THE YEAR 1955
| No. | CAUSES OF DEATH. | NET DEATHS AT THE SUBJOINED AGES OF " RESIDENTS " WHETHER OCCURRING WITHIN OR WITHOUT THE DISTRICT. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages | Under 4 months | 4 months and under 1 year | 1 and under 5 | 5 and under 15 | 15 and under 25 | 25 and under 45 | 45 and under 05 | 65 and under 75 | 75 and upwards | ||
| 1. | Tuberculosis, Respiratory | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 2. | Tuberculosis, Other | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
| 3. | Syphilitic Disease | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| 4. | Diphtheria | ...... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 5. | Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 6. | Meningococcal Infections | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| 7. | Acute Poliomyelitis | ... | ...... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 8. | Measles | ...... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| 9. | Other Infective and Parasitic Diseases | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| 10. | Malignant Neoplasm, Stomach | 18 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 7 | 5 |
| 11. | Malignant Neoplasm, Lung, Bronchus | 33 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 12 | 14 | 6 |
| 12. | Malignant Neoplasm, Breast | 19 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 11 | 5 | 1 |
| 13. | Malignant Neoplasm, Uterus | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 14. | Other Malignant and Lymphatic Neoplasms | 72 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 19 | 26 | 23 |
| 15. | Leukaemia, Aleukaemia | 2 | ... | ... | ...... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| 16. | Diabetes | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 |
| 17. | Vascular Lesions of Nervous System | 81 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 13 | 29 | 38 |
| 18. | Coronary Disease, Angina | 129 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 32 | 44 | 52 |
| 19. | Hypertension with Heart Disease | 18 | ...... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 14 |
| 20. | Other Heart Disease | 103 | ...... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 8 | 22 | 71 | |
| 21. | Other Circulatory Disease | 36 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 6 | 24 |
| 22. | Influenza | 1 | ... | ... | ...1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 23. | Pneumonia | 23 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 16 |
| 24. | Bronchitis | 48 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 13 | 25 |
| 25. | Other Diseases of Respiratory System | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | |
| 26. | Ulcer of Stomach and Duodenum | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 27. | Gastritis, Enteritis and Diarrhoea | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 28. | Nephritis and Nephrosis | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 3 | 2 |
| 29. | Hyperplasia of Prostate | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 |
| 30. | Pregnancy, Childbirth, Abortion | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 31. | Congenital Malformations | 8 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... |
| 32. | Other Defined and Ill-Defined Diseases | 71 | 13 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 29 |
| 33. | Motor Vehicle Accidents | 5 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ||
| 34. | All Other Accidents | 12 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 4 | 3 | |
| 35. | Suicide | 15 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | |
| 36. | Homicide and Operations of War | ... | ... | ...... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Totals | 746 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 28 | 158 | 206 | 326 | |