Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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Cause of Death | AGE GROUPS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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All Ages | Under 4 wks. | 4 weeks under 1 year | 1- | 5- | 15- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | 75 & over | |||||||||||||||
M | F | Total | M | F | M | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | ||
1 Tuberculosis, Respiratory | 6 | 2 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 2 | - | 1 |
2. Tuberculosis, Other | - | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | 2 |
3. Syphilitic diseases | 3 | 5 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
4. Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
5. Whooping Cough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 |
6. Meningococcal Infection | - | - | - | - | -- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 |
7. Acute Poliomyelitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 |
8.Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 |
9. Other infective and parasitic diseases | 3 | - | 3 | - | - | l | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 9 |
10. Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 36 | 20 | 56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 5 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 10 |
11. Malignant neoplasm, lung bronchus | 147 | 20 | 167 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 56 | 4 | 46 | 9 | 25 | 4 | 11 |
12. Malignant neoplasm breast | 1 | 43 | 44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 4 | - | 11 | - | 12 | - | 3 | 1 | 11 | 12 |
13. Malignant neoplasm uterus | - | 23 | 23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | - | 6 | - | 5 | - | 7 | - | 2 | 13 |
14. Other malignant neoplasms | 122 | 121 | 243 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 25 | 16 | 34 | 41 | 40 | 44 | 14 |
15. A-and-Leukaemia | 9 | 6 | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | - | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 15 |
16. Diabetesa | 11 | 13 | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | - | 5 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 16 |
17. Vascular lesions of the nervous system | 83 | 159 | 242 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 2 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 10 | 22 | 38 | 39 | 103 | 17 |
18. Coronary disease, Angina | 248 | 214 | 462 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 3 | 24 | 10 | 62 | 26 | 70 | 63 | 84 | 112 | 18 |
19. Hypertension with heart disease | 15 | 23 | 38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 19 |
20. Other heart disease | 65 | 153 | 218 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 14 | 21 | 31 | 105 | 20 |
21. Other circulatory disease | 63 | 136 | 199 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 31 | 110 | 21 |
22. Influenza | - | 6 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 5 | 22 |
23.Pneumonia | 93 | 136 | 229 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 51 | 101 | 23 |
24. Bronchitis | 143 | 87 | 230 | - | - | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 10 | 1 | 35 | 10 | 39 | 9 | 56 | 63 | 24 |
25. Other disease of the respiratory system | 26 | 7 | 33 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 25 |
26 Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 23 | 9 | 32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 26 |
27. Gastritis enteritis, diarrhoea | 2 | 9 | 11 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | 4 | 27 |
28. Nephritis and Nephrosis | 7 | 7 | 14 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 28 |
29. Hyperplasia of prostate | 7 | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 4 | - | 29 |
30. Pregnancy, Childbirth and Abortion | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 30 |
31. Congenital Malformations | 8 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 2 | - | 1 | 31 |
32 Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 80 | 113 | 193 | 36 | 34 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 13 | 38 | 32 |
33, Motor vehicle accidents | 19 | 13 | 32 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 6 | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 33 |
34. All other accidents | 42 | 30 | 72 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 34 |
35. Suicide | 22 | 13 | 35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | 35 |
36. Homicide | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 36 |
All Causes | 1288 | 1383 | 2671 | 42 | 42 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 4 | 25 | 14 | 36 | 36 | 100 | 80 | 289 | 144 | 319 | 279 | 434 | 767 | |
Totals | 2671 | 84 | 27 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 39 | 72 | 180 | 433 | 598 | 1201 | ||||||||||||||
Percentages | 100 | 3.15 | 1.01 | 0.26 | 0.30 | 0.82 | 1.46 | 2.70 | 6.74 | 16.21 | 22.39 | 44.96 |