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Finchley 1961

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]

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Table: CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH DURING THE YEAR 1961

CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH DURING THE YEAR 1961

No.CAUSES OF DEATHNET 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.Tubercuslosis, Respiratory1....................................1............
2.Tuberculosis, Other............................................................
3.Syphilitic Disease3..........................................21
4.Diphtheria............................................................
5.Whooping Cough............................................................
6.Meningococcal Infections............................................................
7.Acute Poliomyelitis............................................................
8.Measles............................................................
9.Other Infective and Parasitic Diseases2....................................2............
10.Malignant Neoplasm, Stomach19..............................2296
11.Malignant Neoplasm, Lung, Bronchus39..............................119109
12.Malignant Neoplasm, Breast21..............................3927
13.Malignant Neoplasm, Uterus3..........................................21
14.Other Malignant and Lymphatic Neoplasms99..............................5332437
15.Leukaemia, Aleukaemia4..................1......21............
16.Diabetes4....................................121
17.Vascular Lesions of Nervous System942........................5152052
18.Coronary Disease, Angina153..............................3404466
19.Hypertension with Heart Disease26....................................5318
20.Other Heart Disease116..............................2151881
21.Other Circulatory Disease60..............................17943
22.Influenza9..........................................18
23.Pneumonia521........................141234
24.Bronchitis24....................................4713
25.Other Diseases of Respiratory System3....................................1......2
26.Ulcer of Stomach and Duodenum6....................................1......5
27.Gastritis, Enteritis and Diarrhœa4..........................................31
28.Nephritis and Nephrosis3..............................1......11
29.Hyperplasia of Prostate2..........................................11
30.Pregnancy, Childbirth, Abortion............................................................
31.Congenital Malformations4111..................1............
32.Other Defined and Ill-Defined Diseases65171..................2131022
33.Motor Vehicle Accidents12............1......41123
34.All Other Accidents10..............................3......16
35.Suicide9........................214......2
36.Homicide and Operations of War............................................................
Totals84721221633179183420