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Finchley 1962

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]

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Table: CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH DURING THE YEAR 1962

CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH DURING THE YEAR 1962

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 I year1 and under 55 and under 1515 and under 2525 and under 4545 and under 6565 and under 7575 and upwards
1.Tuberculosis, Respiratory2..................2......
2.Tuberculosis, Other..............................
3.Syphilitic Disease..............................
4.Diphtheria..............................
5.Whooping Cough..............................
6.Meningococcal Infections..............................
7.Acute Poliomyelitis..............................
8.Measles..............................
9.Other Infective and Parasitic Diseases1...............1.........
10.Malignant Neoplasm, Stomach21..................858
11.Malignant Neoplasm, Lung, Bronchus36..................17154
12.Malignant Neoplasm, Breast18...............1836
13.Malignant Neoplasm, Uterus3..................21...
14.Other Malignant and Lymphatic Neoplasms71............11271923
15.Leukaemia, Aleukaemia2............1.........1
16.Diabetes4.....................13
17.Vascular Lesions of Nervous System100............2...182357
18.Coronary Disease, Angina168...............3424677
19.Hypertension with Heart Disease16...............1267
20.Other Heart Disease116.........1...171790
21.Other Circulatory Disease56..................7742
22.Influenza2...............1......1
23.Pneumonia47..................4637
24.Bronchitis392...............8821
25.Other Diseases of Respiratory System5..................212
26.Ulcer of Stomach and Duodenum8............1......25
27.Gastritis, Enteritis and Diarrhoea3..................1...2
28.Nephritis and Nephrosis5..................2...3
29.Hyperplasia of Prostate5..................113
30.Pregnancy, Childbirth, Abortion1...............1.........
31.Congenital Malformations6211...1...1......
32.Other Defined and Ill-Defined Diseases469............111619
33.Motor Vehicle Accidents8............2...3...3
34.All Other Accidents14...1......11218
35.Suicide11............11621
36.Homicide and Operations of War1.........1............
Totals815132111113181170423