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 1921
Sixty-sixth annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Islington
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49 [1921
| Causes of Death. | Nett Deaths at the subjoined Ages of "Residence" whether occurring within or without the District. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All ages | Under 1 year | 1 and under 2 years | 2 and under 5 years | 5 and under 15 yrs. | 15 and under 25 yrs. | 25 and under 45 yrs. | 45 and under 65 yrs. | 65 and upwards | Total Deaths whether of "Residents" or "Nonresidents" in Institutions in the District. | ||
| I | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | l1 | |
| All Causes | Certified | 4332 | 633 | 145 | 119 | 172 | 172 | 474 | 1059 | 1558 | 1375 |
| Uncertified | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Enteric Fever | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Small Pox | — | — | — | — | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | — | |
| Measles | 28 | 5 | 17 | 6 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 10 | |
| Scarlet Fever | 19 | — | 2 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | |
| Whooping Cough | 43 | 22 | 16 | 3 | 2 | _ | _ | _ | — | 17 | |
| Diphtheria and Croup | 111 | 3 | 9 | 39 | 57 | 2 | _ | 1 | _ | 14 | |
| Influenza | 95 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 31 | 27 | 23 | |
| Erysipelas | 5 | — | — | - | _ | _ | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |
| Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 351 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 65 | 136 | 116 | 15 | 148 | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 25 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 6 | _ | 1 | _ | _ | 15 | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 27 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | |
| Cancer, malignant disease | 472 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 44 | 236 | 188 | 237 | |
| Rheumatic Fever . | 12 | _ | — | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | _ | |
| Meningitis | 16 | 4 | 3 | _ | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 1 | |
| Organic Heart Disease | 517 | 5 | _ | — | 8 | 14 | 44 | 164 | 282 | 210 | |
| Bronchitis | 333 | 26 | 11 | 4 | _ | 1 | 14 | 73 | 204 | 127 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 328 | 90 | 42 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 32 | 57 | 59 | 114 | |
| Other diseases of respiratory organs | 53 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 10 | 15 | |
| Diarrhoea and Enteritis | 179 | 134 | 19 | 4 | 5 | _ | 4 | 3 | 10 | 69 | |
| Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 24 | _ | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 15 | |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 16 | _ | _ | — | — | _ | 2 | 12 | 2 | 9 | |
| Alcoholism | 2 | _ | — | — | — | _ | 1 | 1 | _ | ||
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 110 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 10 | 50 | 47 | 54 | |
| Puerperal Fever | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | 6 | |
| Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | 7 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | — | — | 1 | |
| Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 222 | 218 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 12 | |
| Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 97 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 26 | 60 | |
| Suicide | 38 | — | — | — | _ | 3 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 6 | |
| Other Defined Diseases | 1189 | 87 | 8 | 7 | 30 | 36 | 100* | 251 | 670 | 185 | |
| Diseases ill-defined or unknown | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Totals | 4332 | 633 | 145 | 119 | 172 | 172 | 474 | 1059 | 1558 | 1375 | |
| Sub-entries.—Included in above figures : | |||||||||||
| Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | 6 | 3 | 1 | _ | _ | 1 | _ | _ | — | 1 | |
| Poliomyelitis | — | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | —_ | — | |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1* | 1* | - | - | |