London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Islington 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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| Cause of Death | Ages—Both Sexes | Totals | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 year | 1 year and under 5 | 5 and under 15 | 15 and under 45 | 45 and under 65 | 65 and upwards | All Ages | M. | F. | |
| All causes | 119 | 17 | 16 | 215 | 649 | 1,942 | 2,958 | 1,577 | 1,381 |
| Percentages | 4.02 | 0.58 | 0.54 | 7.27 | 21.94 | 65.65 | |||
| 1. Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers | — | - | — | — | - | — | — | — | — |
| 2. Cerebrospinal fever | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 3. Scarlet Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4. Whooping Cough | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | 1 |
| 5. Diphtheria | — | 1 | 1 | — | - | — | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 6. Tuberculosis of respiratory system | — | — | 1 | 60 | 43 | 21 | 125 | 82 | 43 |
| 7. Other forms of tuberculosis | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 2 |
| 8. Syphilitic disease | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 8 |
| 9. Influenza | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 13 | 21 | 37 | 19 | 18 |
| 10. Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Acute poliomyelitis and polioen-cephalitis | _ | 1 | _ | 2 | _ | _ | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 12. Acute infectious encephalitis | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — |
| 13. Cancer of buc. cav. and oesop (M) | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 18 | 26 | 26 | — |
| Cancer of uterus (F) | — | 1 | — | 2 | 10 | 13 | 26 | — | 26 |
| 14. Cancer of stomach and duodenum | — | — | — | 5 | 26 | 41 | 72 | 30 | 42 |
| 15. Cancer of breast | — | — | — | 2 | 18 | 27 | 47 | 1 | 46 |
| 16. Cancer of all other sites | 1 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 129 | 205 | 363 | 248 | 115 |
| 17. Diabetes | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 16 | 21 | 7 | 14 |
| 18. Intra-cranial Vascular lesions | — | — | — | 4 | 43 | 198 | 245 | 113 | 132 |
| 19. Heart Disease | — | — | — | 22 | 127 | 616 | 765 | 344 | 421 |
| 20. Other diseases of the circulatory system | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 28 | 189 | 218 | 102 | 116 |
| 21. Bronchitis | 3 | — | - | 9 | 66 | 188 | 266 | 173 | 93 |
| 22. Pneumonia | 16 | — | 1 | 6 | 24 | 143 | 190 | 96 | 94 |
| 23. Other respiratory diseases | — | — | — | 2 | 12 | 19 | 33 | 19 | 14 |
| 24. Ulceration of the stomach or duo-denum | - | - | - | 3 | 15 | 20 | 38 | 27 | 11 |
| 25. Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) | 8 | — | — | — | - | — | 8 | 6 | |
| 26. Appendicitis | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 8 |
| 27. Other digestive diseases | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 36 | 50 | 24 | 26 |
| 28. Nephritis | — | — | — | 3 | 12 | 20 | 35 | 19 | 16 |
| 29. Puerperal and post-abortive sepsis | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | — |
| 30. Other maternal causes | — | — | — | 3 | - | — | 3 | — | 3 |
| 31. Premature birth | 27 | — | — | — | - | - | 27 | 13 | 14 |
| 32. Congenital malformations, birth injury, infantile disease | 48 | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 55 | 36 | 19 |
| 33. Suicide | - | — | — | 7 | 13 | 8 | 28 | 25 | 3 |
| 34. Road Traffic accidents | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 11 | 3 |
| 35. Other violent causes | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 29 | 60 | 36 | 24 |
| 36. All other causes | 8 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 26 | 92 | 157 | 95 | 62 |