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Finchley 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]
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CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT DEATH DURING THE YEAR 1958
| 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 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... |
| 2. | Tuberculosis, Other | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 3. | Syphilitic Disease | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 |
| 4. | Diphtheria | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 5. | Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 6. | Meningococcal Infections | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 7. | Acute Poliomyelitis | ... | ..._____ | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 8. | Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ..... |
| 9. | Other Infective and Parasitic Diseases | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| 10. | Malignant Neoplasm, Stomach | 24 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| 11. | Malignant Neoplasm, Lung, Bronchus | 35 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14 | 14 | 7 |
| 12. | Malignant Neoplasm, Breast | 18 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| 13. | Malignant Neoplasm, Uterus | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 14. | Other Malignant and Lymphatic Neoplasms | 67 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | 17 | 26 | 18 |
| 15. | Leukaemia, Aleukæ mia | 5 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 16. | Diabetes | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 17 | Vascular Lesions of Nervous System | 97 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 25 | 60 |
| 18. | Coronary Disease, Angina | 155 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 38 | 43 | 72 | |
| 19. | Hypertension with Heart Disease | 21 | ... | ... | ...... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 8 15 | 11 |
| 20. | Other Heart Disease | 108 | ... | ... | ...... | ... | ... | 1 | 11 | 81 | |
| 21. | Other Circulatory Disease | 49 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 16 | 28 |
| 22. | Influenza | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 |
| 23. | Pneumonia | 53 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 9 | 37 |
| 24. | Bronchitis | 50 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 12 | 28 |
| 25. | Other Diseases of Respiratory System | 9 | ... | ...... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 26. | Ulcer of Stomach and Duodenum | 13 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| 27. | Gastritis, Enteritis and Diarrhoea | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| 28. | Nephritis and Nephrosis | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... |
| 29. | Hyperplasia of Prostate | 8 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 5 |
| 30. | Pregnancy, Childbirth, Abortion | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| 31. | Congenital Malformations | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 32. | Other Defined and Ill-Defined Diseases | 48 | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 10 | 22 | |
| 33. | Motor Vehicle Accidents | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 |
| 34. | All Other Accidents | 20 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 4 | ... | 1 | 10 | |
| 35. | Suicide | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... |
| 36. | Homicide and Operations of War | ... | ... | ...... | ...... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Totals | 825 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 148 | 216 | 415 | |
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