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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Coronary Disease with Angina
Islington deaths due to coronary conditions both in men and women have been
analysed and a summary of the mortality of the past 10 years is given below Although
there was some fall in the male deaths, the female deaths with certified coronary
disease, increased substantially in all age groups, to give the highest total recorded
Ages
25
M F
45
M F
65
M F
75
M F
Total
M F
1954 8 - 57 13 54 51 59 66 178 130
1955 9 1 78 20 70 47 52 79 209 147
1956 4 2 72 2 3 6 2 5 1 80 7 5 218 151
1957 10 2 7 8 2 5 50 49 7 0 95 208 171
1958 7 1 71 21 68 74 66 88 212 184
1959 9 - 97 22 74 62 57 89 237 173
1960 13 - 106 27 91 47 66 89 276 163
1961 14 - 103 17 60 58 64 87 241 162
1962 8 1 100 27 80 55 80 103 268 186
1963 8 3 86 36 70 63 84 112 248 214
Totals 90 10 848 231 679 557 678 883 2295 1681
Accidents
The following table gives the deaths from accidents to Islington residents from
1954 onwards:-
1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963
Motor vehicle accidents 19 33 29 21 30 30 34 29 21 32
Other violent accidents 40 50 51 52 40 55 57 60 59 72
In the following table causes of accidental deaths in 1963 are analysed, in their respective age groups:-
Type | 0- | 1- | 5- | 15- | 25- | 45- | 65- | 75- | M | F. | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Motor Vehicle Accidents | _ | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 13 | 32 |
Falls | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 28 |
Accidental Poisoning (Solid, Liquid Gases and Vapours) | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 18 |
Drowning | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 |
Fire | 1 | - | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | - | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
Inhalation of Stomach contents, ingestion of food, etc. | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
Other (Railway Accidents, etc.) | - | 1 | - | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | - | 10 | 4 | 14 |
Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 21 | 13 | 32 | 61 | 43 | 104 |