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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 1905
Fiftieth annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Islington
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The ages at death during the last six years were as follows:—
| Ages. | 1900. | 1901. | 1902 | 1903. | 1904. | 1905 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-5 | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 5-15 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 15-25 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
| 25-35 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 11 |
| 35-45 | 32 | 33 | 29 | 43 | 43 | 22 |
| 45-55 | 79 | 63 | 75 | 75 | 61 | 74 |
| 55-65 | 92 | 76 | 103 | 95 | 84 | 95 |
| 65-75 | 58 | 75 | 70 | 83 | 90 | 92 |
| 75-85 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 34 | 22 | 25 |
| 85 and upwards | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| 303 | 289 | 326 | 350 | 323 | 328 |
The mortality represents a death rate of o.g5 per 1,000 of the population,
and it is noticeable that as life advanced the death toll in proportion to those
living became heavier, until at the age period 65 to 75 it was at the rate of 8.70
per 1,000. Amongst men it caused 138 deaths or 8.41 deaths per 10,000 living,
while among females it was responsible for 190 deaths or 105.0 per 10,000.
The mortality thus appears to have been greater amongst the latter than
amongst the former. In Table LXI1. showing the deaths and death-rates from the
diseases at seven age periods, it is noticeable that from 25 to 55 the death-rate
among women is greater than amongst men, but that in the next age period,
55 to 65, the positions are reversed, the mortality being greater among men;
then again in the next age period its greatest incidence reverts to females, to
whom it was very fatal. A study of the table is instructive.
The several organs that have been affected with the disease are set out in
Table LXIII. where it also distinguishes the sexes.
The distribution of the disease throughout the year, and in the subregistration
districts, was as stated in the following table.