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[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Harrow]
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TABLE V
Causes of Death (Females) at various ages, 1966
Cause of Death | All Ages | Under, 4 weeks | month to 1 year | 1- | 5- | 15- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | 75-Over |
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1. Tubercolusis, respiratory | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 |
2. Tuberculosis, other | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
3. Syphilitic disease | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
4. Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
5. Whooping Cough | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
6. Meningococcal infections | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
7. Acute Poliomyelitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
8. Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
9. Other infective & parasitic diseases | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — |
10. Malignant neoplasm, stomach .. | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 12 |
11. Malignant n'plsm, lungs, bronchus | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 9 | 12 | 2 |
12. Malignant neoplasm, breast | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 17 | 8 | 9 |
13. Malignant neoplasm, uterus | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
14. Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 106 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 10 | 27 | 25 | 40 |
15. Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
16. Diabetes | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
17. Vascular lesions of nervous system | 166 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 12 | 35 | 115 |
18. Coronary disease, angina | 182 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 30 | 58 | 90 |
19. Hypertension with heart disease | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 11 |
20. Other heart disease | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 8 | 67 |
21. Other circulatory disease | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | 12 | 47 |
22. Influenza | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
23. Pneumonia | 53 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 9 | 41 |
24. Bronchitis | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 6 | 15 |
25. Other diseases of respiratory system | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 |
26. Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 7 |
27. Gastritis, enteritis, diarrhoea | 8 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 6 |
28. Nephritis and nephrosis | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
29. Heperplasia of Prostate | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
30. Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
31. Congenital malformations | 5 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
32. Other defined & ill-defined diseases | 74 | 9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 22 |
33. Motor vehicle accidents | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — |
34. All other accidents | 17 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
35. Suicide | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
36. Homicide and operations of war | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Total | 957 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 47 | 145 | 216 | 502 |