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Bromley 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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CAUSES OF DEATH AT DIFFERENT PERIODS OF LIFE
FOR 1968 (Registrar-General's Return)
| Cause of Death | Sex | Total all ages | Under four weeks | Four weeks and under 1 year | Age in Years | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 15 | 25 | 35 | 45 | 55 | 65 | 75 and over | |||||
| 1. Enteritis and other Diarrhoeal Diseases | M | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 2. Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | M | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| F | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
| 3. Other Tuberculosis, inci. Late Effects | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 4. Meningococcal Infection | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 5. Other Infective and Parasitic Diseases | M | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —_ | — |
| F | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | |
| 6. Malignant Neoplasm Stomach | M | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | —_ | 3 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 8 |
| F | 39 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 4 | 5 | 10 | 18 | ||
| 7. Malignant Neoplasm Lung, Bronchus | M | 221 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 8 | |
| 8. Malignant Neoplasm, Breast | M | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | —_ | 1 | — |
| F | 114 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | 20 | 41 | 22 | 25 | |
| 9. Malignant Neoplasm, Uterus | F | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 8 |
| 10. Leukaemia | M | 17 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| F | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 11. Other malignant Neoplasms, etc. | M | 221 | — | — | 3 | — | 5 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 43 | 68 | 71 |
| F | 256 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 59 | 66 | 89 | ||
| 12. Benign and Unspecified Neoplasms | M | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 13. Diabetes Mellitus | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | |
| 14. Other Endocrine etc. Diseases | M | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 15. Anaemias | M | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| F | 8 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | |
| 16. Other Diseases of Blood, etc. | M | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 17. Mental Disorders | M | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| F | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | |
| 18. Meningitis | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| 19. Other Diseases of Nervous System, etc. | M | 20 | — | — | 1 | _ | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
| F | 15 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 20. Chronic Rheumatic Heart Disease | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 9 | 2 |
| F | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 21. Hypertensive Disease | M | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 |
| F | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 9 | 23 | |
| 22. Ischaemic Heart Disease | M | 500 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | 47 | 129 | 149 | 163 |
| F | 333 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 27 | 68 | 231 | |
| 23. Other Forms of Heart Disease | M | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 54 |
| F | 108 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 14 | 90 | |
| 24. Cerebrovascular Disease | M | 116 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6 | 19 | 35 | 55 |
| F | 236 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 26 | 39 | 166 | |