Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Sixty-fifth annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Islington
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MINISTRY OF HEALTH RETURN.—TABLE III. Metropolitan Borough of Islington. CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT DEATH DURING THE CALENDAR YEAR, 1920.
Causes of Death. | Nett Deaths at the subjoined Ages of " Residence " whether occurring within or without the District. | Total Deaths whether of "Residents" or " Nonresidents" in Institutions in the District. | |||||||||
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All ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 2 years. | 2 and under 5 years. | 5 and under 16 yrs | !5 and under 25 yrs. | 25 and under 45 yrs. | 45 and under 65 yrs. | 65 and up- wards. | |||
I | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | IO | n | |
All Causes. | {Certified | 4474 | 685 | 189 | 187 | 237 | 156 | 556 | 1046 | 1418 | 1328 |
{Uncertified | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | I | .. | |
Enteric Fever | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |
Small-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | • • | |
Measles | 94 | 20 | 43 | 23 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 43 | |
Scarlet Fever | 12 | .... | 1 | 4 | 6 | .. | I | .. | .. | 4 | |
Whooping Cough | 71 | 27 | 22 | 19 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 26 | |
Diphtheria and Croup | 136 | 7 | 10 | 47 | 68 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 11 | |
Influenza | 119 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 40 | 33 | 18 | 37 | |
Erysipelas | 14 | .. | .. | .. | .. | I | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 | |
Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuber culosis) | 350 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 51 | 141 | 115 | 24 | 150 | |
Tuberculous Meningitis . | 40 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 12 | |
Other T uberculous Diseases | 36 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 10 | |
Cancer, Malignant Disease | 400 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | 4l | 183 | 171 | 204 | |
Rheumatic Fever . | 11 | .. | .. | ,. | 7 | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | ||
Meningitis | 27 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | 4 | |
Organic Heart Disease . | 437 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 56 | 149 | 197 | 192 | |
Bronchitis | 355 | 59 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 90 | 171 | 117 | |
Pneumonia (all forms) | 415 | 124 | 61 | 33 | 14 | 3 | 55 | 76 | 49 | 130 | |
Other Diseases of Respira tory Organs | 51 | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 10 | 17 | |
Diarrhœa and Enteritis . | 95 | 66 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 33 | |
Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 16 | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | |
Cirrhosis of Liver | 11 | .. | .. | , , | .. | .. | 2 | 7 | 2 | 9 | |
Alcoholism | 1 | .. | ,, | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |
Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 77 | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | 1 | 23 | 26 | 23 | 32 | |
Puerperal Fever | 9 | .. | ... | .. | .. | 2 | 7 | .. | ..• • | 2 | |
Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | 13 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 7 | .. | .. | 5 | |
Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 262 | 256 | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 19 | |
Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 142 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 9 | !7 | 33 | 33 | 57 | |
Suicide | 36 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 12 | |
Other Defined Diseases | 1244 | 77 | 10 | 12 | 38 | 26* | 110†* | 272 | 699* | 179 | |
Diseases ill-defined or unknown | .. | .. | ... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | •• | |
Totals | 4475 | 685 | 189 | 187 | 237 | 156 | 556 | io46 | 1419 | 1328 | |
Sub-Entries — included in above figures:— | |||||||||||
Cerebro spinal Meningitis | 8 | 1 | 1 | i | 3 | 1 | .. | 1 | • • | 3 | |
Poliomyelitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | . . | .. | .. | .. | |
Encephalitis Lethargica | 3 | .. | .. | • • | .. | 1* | 1* | .. | 1* | .. | |
Malaria | 1 | .. | .. | * * | • • | .. | 1† | .. | .. | .. |