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Harrow 1963

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Harrow]

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TABLE IV Causes of Death (Males) at various ages 1963

Cause of DeathAll AgesUnder 4 weeks1 month to 1 year1-5-15-25-35-45-55-65-75-Over
1. Tuberculosis, respiratory4–––––––112–
2. Tuberculosis, other1––––––1––––
3. Syphilitic disease2––––––––1–1
4. Diphtheria––––––––––––
5. Whooping cough––––––––––––
6. Meningococcal infections––––––––––––
7. Acute Poliomyelitis––––––––––––
8. Measles––––––––––––
9. Other infective and parasitic diseases1–––––––1–––
10. Malignant neoplasm, stomach32––––––121289
11. Malignant neoplasm, lungs, bronchus92–––––––7423013
12. Malignant neoplasm, breast1––––––––1––
13. Malignant neoplasm, uterus––––––––––––
14. Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms107––2–2–29313625
15. Leukaemia, aleukamia6––1–1–1–––3
16. Diabetes4––––––––3–1
17. Vascular lesions of nervous system..110––––––25142960
18. Coronary disease, angina277––––––1128958459
19. Hypertension with heart disease17–––––––11510
20. Other heart disease78––––––13121646
21. Other circulatory disease59–––––––681629
22. Influenza4––––––1–111
23. Pneumonia55–3––––2371030
24. Bronchitis74––11–––3232719
25. Other diseases of respiratory system14––––––––338
26. Ulcer of stomach and duodenum13––––––––337
27. Gastritis, enteritis, diarrhoea61–1––––121–
28. Nephritis and nephrosis6––––––––132
29. Hyperplasia of Prostate9––––––––126
30. Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion––––––––––––
31. Congenital malformations1263–––––21––
32. Other defined and ill-deflned disease561411–2–2691110
33. Motor vehicle accidents15–––12–12315
34. All other accidents211–––1131356
35. Suicide15––––13–1442
36. Homicide and operations of war ..1––1––––––––
Total1,092227621042882282297352