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Hillingdon 1969
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hillingdon]
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CAUSES OF DEATH
The following table shows causes of death as given in the Registrar-General's statistics, which are classified in accordance with the World Health Organisation Nomenclature Regulations.
| Cause of Death | Sex | Total all Ages | Under 4 weeks | 4 weeks and under 1 year | AGE IN YEARS | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 to 4 | 5 to 14 | 15 to 24 | 25 to 34 | 35 to 44 | 45 to 54 | 55 to 64 | 65 to 74 | 75 & over | |||||
| B4 Enteritis and Other Diarrhoeal Diseases | M | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| B5 Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | M | 2 | 2 | — | — | ||||||||
| F | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | |
| B6 Other Tuberculosis, including Late Effects | M | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
| F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
| B9 Whooping Cough | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| B16 Malaria | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| B17 Syphilis and its Sequelae | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| B18 Other Infective and Parasitic Diseases | M | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| B19(l) Malignant Neoplasm— Buccal Cavity, etc. | M | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| F | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | |
| B19(2) Malignant Neoplasm— Oesophagus | M | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| F | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| B19(3) Malignant Neoplasm— Stomach | M | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 12 | 10 | 7 |
| F | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
| B19(4) Malignant Neoplasm— Intestine | M | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 12 | 2 |
| F | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 9 | 17 | |
| B19(5) Malignant Neoplasm— Larynx | M | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| B19(6) Malignant Neoplasm— Lung, Bronchus | M | 124 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 43 | 55 | 17 |
| F | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 6 | |
| B19(7) Malignant Neoplasm— | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Breast B19(8) Malignant Neoplasm— | F | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 3 |
| Uterus B19(9) Malignant Neoplasm— | F | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Prostate | M | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| B19(10) Leukaemia | M | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 2 |
| F | 10 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| B19(ll) Other Malignant Neoplasms | M | 68 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 14 |
| F | 68 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 15 | 20 | |
| B20 Benign and Unspecified Neoplasms | M | 6 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — |
| F | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | |
| B21 Diabetes Mellitus | M | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| F | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| B22 Avitaminoses, etc | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| B46(l) Other Endocrine etc. Diseases | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| B23 Anaemias | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| F | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | ||
| B46(3) Mental Disorders | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| F | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | |
| B24 Meningitis | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| B46(4) Other Diseases of Nervous System, etc. | M | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | |
| F | 14 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 4 | 3 | |||
| B26 Chronic Rheumatic Heart Disease | M | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| F | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 7 | 9 | 10 | |
| B27 Hypertensive Disease | M | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 11 | |
| F | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 25 | |