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Finchley 1956

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]

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Table: CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT DEATH DURING THE YEAR 1956

CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT DEATH DURING THE YEAR 1956

No.CAUSES OF DEATH.NET DEATHS AT THE SUBJOINED AGES OF " RESIDENTS " WHETHER OCCURRING WITHIN OR WITHOUT THE DISTRICT.
All AgesUnder 4 months4 months and under 1 year1 and under 55 and under 1515 and under 2525 and under 4545 and under 6565 and under 7575 and upwards
1.Tuberculosis, Respiratory8..............................1151
2.Tuberculosis, Other...........................................................
3.Syphilitic Disease1..........................................1......
4.Diphtheria............................................................
5.Whooping Cough............................................................
6.Meningococcal Infections1......1..........................................
7.Acute Poliomyelitis............................................................
8.Measles............................................................
9.Other Infective and Parasitic Diseases4..................1......1......2......
10.Malignant Neoplasm, Stomach13.....................................652
11.Malignant Neoplasm, Lung, Bronchus33..............................117132
12.Malignant Neoplasm, Breast22..............................11173
13.Malignant Neoplasm, Uterus2...............................2..................
14.Other Malignant and Lymphatic Neoplasms82..............................3192832
15.Leukaemia, Aleukæmia2..........................................11
16.Diabetes3..........................................12
17.Vascular Lesions of Nervous System117..............................1144062
18.Coronary Disease, Angina132....................................334455
19.Hypertension with Heart Disease27....................................5616
20.Other Heart Disease124..............................1131793
21.Other Circulatory Disease42..............................251025
22.Influenza2..........................................11
23.Pneumonia30....................................1524
24.Bronchitis55.....................................81829
25.Other Diseases of Respiratory System5....................................2......3
26.Ulcer of Stomach and Duodenum9.....................................144
27.Gastritis, Enteritis and Diarrhoea31....................................2-
28.Nephritis and Nephrosis2....................................1......1
29.Hyperplasia of Prostate11..........................................110
30.Pregnancy, Childbirth, Abortion1..............................1............-
31.Congenital Malformations211....................................-
32.Other Defined and Ill-Defined Diseases6151..................4141324
33.Motor Vehicle Accidents10..................22......321
34.All Other Accidents152..............................346
35.Suicide10..............................4321
36.Homicide and Operations of War2........................1......1......-
Totals83193......3322161232398

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